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Nicosia N, Kwiecień I, Bednarski M, Głuch-Lutwin M, Mordyl B, Mika K, Hambaryan R, Miller A, Alesci A, Lauriano ER, Zammit P, Ragusa S, Trojan E, Fumia A, Sapa J, Miceli N, Kotańska M. Anti-diabetes and neuroprotection potential and primary safety studies of Isatis tinctoria L. hydroalcoholic leaf extract. Fitoterapia 2024; 177:106138. [PMID: 39053741 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2024.106138] [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: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 07/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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PURPOSE Natural plant raw materials, previously underestimated in therapeutics, are becoming the subject of research for new applications in medicine. In our research, the hydroalcoholic extract of Isatis tinctoria leaf, rich in flavonoid compounds such as vicenin-2 and quercetin, was examined as a potential antidiabetic and neuroprotective agent. METHODS The effect of the extract and its main flavonoid compounds on protein glycation, alpha-glucosidase activity, and acetylcholinesterase activity was tested. In vitro, in the mouse hippocampal neuronal cell line and in vivo, using a mouse model, the safety of the extract was screened for. RESULTS Our experiments demonstrated significant inhibition of protein glycation, alpha-glucosidase activity, acetylcholinesterase activity, and β-amyloid aggregation by the extract, in a concentration-dependent manner. The extract had a strong reducing effect and did not exhibit cytotoxicity up to a concentration of 25 mg/mL. Intraperitoneal administration of the extract to mice did not have negative effects on body mass, locomotor activity, coordination, and liver cell integrity. CONCLUSIONS Our research sheds new light on this raw material and deepens knowledge of its activity. This may result in the recognition of its therapeutic effects and even in its introduction in the modern treatment of diseases characterized by pathological changes associated with hyperglycemia, oxidation, and inflammation.
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- Noemi Nicosia
- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland; PhD Program in Neuroscience, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy; Foundation "Prof. Antonio Imbesi", University of Messina, Piazza Pugliatti 1, 98122 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Medicinal Plant and Mushroom Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacobiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland; Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland; University of Malta, Msida MSD 2080, Malta
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- PLANTA/Autonomous Center for Research, Documentation and Training, Via Serraglio Vecchio 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland; Department of Experimental Neuroendocrinology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, 12 Smętna Str., 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological Screening, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Cracow, Poland.
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Ben El Mahdi N, Lemée L, Remaury QB, Eloy L, Nhiri N, Lakhssassi N, Cacciola F, Nhiri M. Potential of Sorghum Seeds in Alleviating Hyperglycemia, Oxidative Stress, and Glycation Damage. Molecules 2024; 29:3445. [PMID: 39124851 PMCID: PMC11314581 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29153445] [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: 06/05/2024] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
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Diabetes mellitus, characterized by dysregulated glucose metabolism, oxidative stress, and the formation of advanced glycation end products, poses a significant global health burden. In this study, we explored the potential of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) seeds, known for their abundant phytochemical composition, as a natural remedy for diabetes and its associated damage. High-performance liquid chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry analysis revealed a remarkable phenolic richness in sorghum grains, including gallic acid, quercetin, and the predominant procyanidin B-1, with ecotype-specific variations in flavonoid distribution. Elemental analysis by ICP showed an abundance of macro-elements (Ca, K, Mg), trace elements (Fe, Mn, Si, Zn), and ultra-trace elements (B, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Se, V) essential for human health, supporting its therapeutic and nutritional potential. Additionally, the results demonstrated variable total phenolic contents (188-297 mg GAE/g dE) and total flavonoid contents (66-78 mg QE/g dE), with corresponding differences in antioxidant activities across the five ecotypes. Treatment with sorghum seed extract (SE1) significantly reduced oxidative stress markers, such as malondialdehyde (MDA)by 40% and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by 63%, in diabetic mice, compared to untreated diabetic controls. Moreover, sorghum extracts exhibited a remarkable increase in antioxidant enzyme activities, including a 50% increase in superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and a 60% increase in glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity, indicating their potential to bolster antioxidant defenses against diabetes-induced oxidative stress. These findings underscore the therapeutic potential of sorghum seeds in diabetes management and prevention, paving the way for the development of functional foods with enhanced health benefits.
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- Nora Ben El Mahdi
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of Tangier, BP 416, Tangier 90000, Morocco
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- IC2MP-UMR CNRS 7285, Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, 86073 Poitiers CEDEX, France; (L.L.); (Q.B.R.); (L.E.)
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- IC2MP-UMR CNRS 7285, Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, 86073 Poitiers CEDEX, France; (L.L.); (Q.B.R.); (L.E.)
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- IC2MP-UMR CNRS 7285, Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers, University of Poitiers, 86073 Poitiers CEDEX, France; (L.L.); (Q.B.R.); (L.E.)
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- Institute for the Chemistry of Natural Substances, CNRS, Paris Saclay University, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France;
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental, Morphological and Functional Imaging Sciences, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Sciences and Technologies of Tangier, BP 416, Tangier 90000, Morocco
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Gumede DB, Abrahamse H, Houreld NN. Targeting Wnt/β-catenin signaling and its interplay with TGF-β and Notch signaling pathways for the treatment of chronic wounds. Cell Commun Signal 2024; 22:244. [PMID: 38671406 PMCID: PMC11046856 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-024-01623-9] [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: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Wound healing is a tightly regulated process that ensures tissue repair and normal function following injury. It is modulated by activation of pathways such as the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), Notch, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways. Dysregulation of this process causes poor wound healing, which leads to tissue fibrosis and ulcerative wounds. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is involved in all phases of wound healing, primarily in the proliferative phase for formation of granulation tissue. This review focuses on the role of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in wound healing, and its transcriptional regulation of target genes. The crosstalk between Wnt/β-catenin, Notch, and the TGF-β signaling pathways, as well as the deregulation of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in chronic wounds are also considered, with a special focus on diabetic ulcers. Lastly, we discuss current and prospective therapies for chronic wounds, with a primary focus on strategies that target the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway such as photobiomodulation for healing diabetic ulcers.
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- Dimakatso B Gumede
- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028, South Africa.
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Lee S, Kim J, Kong H, Kim YS. Ameliorative effects of elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) extract and extract-derived monosaccharide-amino acid on H2O2-induced decrease in testosterone-deficiency syndrome in a TM3 Leydig cell. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0302403. [PMID: 38662754 PMCID: PMC11045058 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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With aging, men develop testosterone-deficiency syndrome (TDS). The development is closely associated with age-related mitochondrial dysfunction of Leydig cell and oxidative stress-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS). Testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT) is used to improve the symptoms of TDS. However, due to its various side effects, research on functional ingredients derived from natural products that do not have side effects is urgently needed. In this study, using the mitochondrial dysfunction TM3 (mouse Leydig) cells, in which testosterone biosynthesis is reduced by H2O2, we evaluated the effects of elderberry extract and monosaccharide-amino acid (fructose-leucine; FL) on mRNA and protein levels related to steroidogenesis-related enzymes steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), cytochrome P450 11A1(CYP11A1, cytochrome P450 17A1(CYP17A1), cytochrome P450 19A1(CYP19A1, aromatase), 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD), and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase(17β-HSD). We analyzed elderberry extract and extract-derived FL for changes in ROS scavenging activity and testosterone secretion. Elderberry extract and FL significantly reduced H2O2-induced intracellular ROS levels, improved testosterone secretion, and increased the mRNA and protein expression levels of steroidogenesis-related enzymes (StAR, 3b-HSD, 17b-HSD, CYP11A1, CYp17A1). However, the conversion of testosterone to estradiol was inhibited by elderberry extract and extract-derived FL, which reduced the mRNA and protein expression of CYP19A1. In conclusion, elderberry extract and FL are predicted to have value as novel functional ingredients that may contribute to the prevention of TDS by ameliorating reduced steroidogenesis.
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- Sujung Lee
- Gochang Food & Industry Institute, Gochang, Korea
- Department of Food Science & Technology Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
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- College of Animal Biotechnology and Resource, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea
- PADAM Natural Material Research Institute, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Food Science & Technology Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
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Gutierrez Reyes CD, Atashi M, Fowowe M, Onigbinde S, Daramola O, Lubman DM, Mechref Y. Differential expression of N-glycopeptides derived from serum glycoproteins in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients. Proteomics 2024:e2300620. [PMID: 38602241 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202300620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an early stage of memory loss that affects cognitive abilities with the aging of individuals, such as language or visual/spatial comprehension. MCI is considered a prodromal phase of more complicated neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Therefore, accurate diagnosis and better understanding of the disease prognosis will facilitate prevention of neurodegeneration. However, the existing diagnostic methods fail to provide precise and well-timed diagnoses, and the pathophysiology of MCI is not fully understood. Alterations of the serum N-glycoproteome expression could represent an essential contributor to the overall pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases and be used as a potential marker to assess MCI diagnosis using less invasive procedures. In this approach, we identified N-glycopeptides with different expressions between healthy and MCI patients from serum glycoproteins. Seven of the N-glycopeptides showed outstanding AUC values, among them the antithrombin-III Asn224 + 4-5-0-2 with an AUC value of 1.00 and a p value of 0.0004. According to proteomics and ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA), our data is in line with recent publications, and the glycoproteins carrying the identified N-sites play an important role in neurodegeneration.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Ali MY, Zamponi GW, Abdul QA, Seong SH, Min BS, Jung HA, Choi JS. Prunin from Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Rafin Inhibits Aldose Reductase and Glucose-Fructose-Mediated Protein Glycation and Oxidation of Human Serum Albumin. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:7203-7218. [PMID: 38518258 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c09716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Diabetes complications are associated with aldose reductase (AR) and advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Using bioassay-guided isolation by column chromatography, 10 flavonoids and one coumarin were isolated from Poncirus trifoliata Rafin and tested in vitro for an inhibitory effect against human recombinant AR (HRAR) and rat lens AR (RLAR). Prunin, narirutin, and naringin inhibited RLAR (IC50 0.48-2.84 μM) and HRAR (IC50 0.68-4.88 μM). Docking simulations predicted negative binding energies and interactions with the RLAR and HRAR binding pocket residues. Prunin (0.1 and 12.5 μM) prevented the formation of fluorescent AGEs and nonfluorescent Nε-(carboxymethyl) lysine (CML), as well as the fructose-glucose-mediated protein glycation and oxidation of human serum albumin (HSA). Prunin suppressed the formation of the β-cross-amyloid structure of HSA. These results indicate that prunin inhibits oxidation-dependent protein damage, AGE formation, and AR, which may help prevent diabetes complications.
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- Md Yousof Ali
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 4N1, AB, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary T2N 4N1, AB, Canada
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Division, Honam National Institute of Biological Resources, Mokpo 58762, Republic of Korea
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- Drug Research and Development Center, College of Pharmacy, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongbuk 38430, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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Oganov AC, Seddon I, Zein M, Yazdanpanah G, Fonoudi H, Jabbehdari S. Composition of the gut microbiome, role of diet, lifestyle, and antioxidant therapies in diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024; 34:367-383. [PMID: 37150930 DOI: 10.1177/11206721231174490] [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] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem in the gastrointestinal tract composed of trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. Disruption of this delicate ecosystem, formally called "dysbiosis", has been linked to a variety of metabolic and inflammatory pathologies. Several studies have focused on abnormal microbiome composition and correlated these findings with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR). However, given the complexity of this ecosystem, the current studies are narrow in design and present variable findings. Composition of the gut microbiome in patients with DR significantly differs from patients with diabetes without retinopathy as well as from healthy controls. Additionally, the gut microbiome has been shown to modify effects of medication, diet, exercise, and antioxidant use on the development and progression of DR. In this paper, we present a comprehensive review of literature on the effect of oxidative stress, antioxidant therapies, and dysbiosis on DR.
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- Anthony C Oganov
- Department of Ophthalmology, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- College of Osteopathic Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Cook County Health, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran
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- Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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Ji-Eun K, Paras Man P, Jang S, Yi HK. Anti-inflammatory effect of luteoloside against methylglyoxal induced human dental pulp cells. J Appl Biomed 2024; 22:33-39. [PMID: 38505968 DOI: 10.32725/jab.2024.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate whether luteoloside, a flavonoid, could protect human dental pulp cells (HDPCs) against inflammation and oxidative stress induced by methylglyoxal (MGO), one of the advanced glycated end products (AGE) substances. METHODS HDPCs were stimulated with MGO and treated with luteoloside. MTT assay was used to determine cell viability. Protein expression was measured via western blotting. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured with a Muse Cell Analyzer. Alkaline phosphatase activity (ALP) and Alizarin red staining were used for mineralization assay. RESULTS Luteoloside down-regulated the expression of inflammatory molecules such as ICAM-1, VCAM-1, TNF-α, IL-1β, MMP-2, MMP-9, and COX-2 in MGO-induced HDPCs without showing any cytotoxicity. It attenuated ROS formation and enhanced osteogenic differentiation such as ALP activity and Alizarin red staining in MGO-induced HDPCs. Overall, luteoloside showed protective actions against inflammation and oxidative stress in HDPCs induced by MGO through its anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, and osteogenic activities by down-regulating p-JNK in the MAPK pathway. CONCLUSION These results suggest that luteoloside might be a potential adjunctive therapeutic agent for treating pulpal pathological conditions in patients with diabetes mellitus.
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- Jeonbuk National University, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bioscience, Departments of Oral Biochemistry, Jeonju, Korea
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Sakai-Sakasai A, Takeda K, Suzuki H, Takeuchi M. Structures of Toxic Advanced Glycation End-Products Derived from Glyceraldehyde, A Sugar Metabolite. Biomolecules 2024; 14:202. [PMID: 38397439 PMCID: PMC10887030 DOI: 10.3390/biom14020202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) have recently been implicated in the onset/progression of lifestyle-related diseases (LSRDs); therefore, the suppression of AGE-induced effects may be used in both the prevention and treatment of these diseases. Various AGEs are produced by different biological pathways in the body. Glyceraldehyde (GA) is an intermediate of glucose and fructose metabolism, and GA-derived AGEs (GA-AGEs), cytotoxic compounds that accumulate and induce damage in mammalian cells, contribute to the onset/progression of LSRDs. The following GA-AGE structures have been detected to date: triosidines, GA-derived pyridinium compounds, GA-derived pyrrolopyridinium lysine dimers, methylglyoxal-derived hydroimidazolone 1, and argpyrimidine. GA-AGEs are a key contributor to the formation of toxic AGEs (TAGE) in many cells. The extracellular leakage of TAGE affects the surrounding cells via interactions with the receptor for AGEs. Elevated serum levels of TAGE, which trigger different types of cell damage, may be used as a novel biomarker for the prevention and early diagnosis of LSRDs as well as in evaluations of treatment efficacy. This review provides an overview of the structures of GA-AGEs.
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- Akiko Sakai-Sakasai
- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku 920-0293, Ishikawa, Japan; (A.S.-S.); (K.T.)
- General Medicine Center, Kanazawa Medical University Hospital, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku 920-0293, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku 920-0293, Ishikawa, Japan; (A.S.-S.); (K.T.)
- Department of Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku 920-0293, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokuriku University, Kanazawa 920-1181, Ishikawa, Japan;
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Kahoku 920-0293, Ishikawa, Japan; (A.S.-S.); (K.T.)
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Mooldijk SS, Lu T, Waqas K, Chen J, Vernooij MW, Ikram MK, Zillikens MC, Ikram MA. Skin autofluorescence, reflecting accumulation of advanced glycation end products, and the risk of dementia in a population-based cohort. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1256. [PMID: 38218902 PMCID: PMC10787742 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51703-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024] Open
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Conditions such as hyperglycemia and oxidative stress lead to the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which are harmful compounds that have been implicated in dementia. Within the Rotterdam Study, we measured skin AGEs as skin autofluorescence, reflecting long-term accumulation of AGEs, and determined their association with the risk of dementia and with brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures. Skin autofluorescence was measured between 2013 and 2016 in 2922 participants without dementia. Of these, 1504 also underwent brain MRI, on which measures of brain atrophy and cerebral small vessel disease were assessed. All participants were followed for the incidence of dementia until 2020. Of 2922 participants (mean age 72.6 years, 57% women), 123 developed dementia. Higher skin autofluorescence (per standard deviation) was associated with an increased risk of dementia (hazard ratio 1.21 [95% confidence interval 1.01-1.46]) and Alzheimer's disease (1.19 [0.97-1.47]), independently of age and other studied potential confounders. Stronger effects were seen in apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 carriers (1.34 [0.98-1.82]) and in participants with diabetes (1.35 [0.94-1.94]). Participants with higher skin autofluorescence levels also had smaller total brain volumes and smaller hippocampus volumes on MRI, and they had more often lacunes. These results suggest that AGEs may be involved in dementia pathophysiology.
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- Sanne S Mooldijk
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Neurology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Liu S, Wang Y, Weng L, Wu J, Man Q, Xia Y, Huang LH. Water-stable hydrophilic metal organic framework composite for the recognition of N-glycopeptides during diabetes progression by mass spectrometry. Mikrochim Acta 2023; 191:11. [PMID: 38055058 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-023-06052-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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A hydrophilic Al-MOFs composite was prepared using cheap and available reagents in water via a suitable large-scale production, an economical and environment-friendly method for capturing N-glycopeptides. The prepared Al-MOFs composite with high hydrolytically stable and hydrophilic 1D channels exhibits an ultralow detection limit (0.5 fmol/μL), and excellent reusability (at least 10 cycles) in the capture of N-glycopeptides from standard bio-samples. Interestingly, the Al-MOFs composite also shows remarkable performance in practical applications, where 300 N-glycopeptides ascribed to 124 glycoproteins were identified in 1 µL human serum and were successfully applied in profiling the differences of N-glycopeptides during diabetes progression. Moreover, 12 specific glycoproteins used as biomarkers to accurately distinguish the progression of diabetes are identified. The present work provides a potential commercial method for large-scale glycoproteomics research in complex clinical samples while offering new guidance for the precise diagnosis of diabetes progression.
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- Shuangshuang Liu
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Metabolic Remodeling and Health, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Metabolic Remodeling and Health, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Fourth People's Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200434, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, NingboTech University, Ningbo, 315100, China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Metabolic Remodeling and Health, Institute of Metabolism and Integrative Biology, Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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Liu J, Pan S, Wang X, Liu Z, Zhang Y. Role of advanced glycation end products in diabetic vascular injury: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic perspectives. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:553. [PMID: 38042909 PMCID: PMC10693038 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01431-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 12/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In diabetic metabolic disorders, advanced glycation end products (AGEs) contribute significantly to the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). AIMS This comprehensive review aims to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying AGE-mediated vascular injury. CONCLUSIONS We discuss the formation and accumulation of AGEs, their interactions with cellular receptors, and the subsequent activation of signaling pathways leading to oxidative stress, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, smooth muscle cell proliferation, extracellular matrix remodeling, and impaired angiogenesis. Moreover, we explore potential therapeutic strategies targeting AGEs and related pathways for CVD prevention and treatment in diabetic metabolic disorders. Finally, we address current challenges and future directions in the field, emphasizing the importance of understanding the molecular links between AGEs and vascular injury to improve patient outcomes.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, 256 Youyi Xi Rd, Xi'an, 710068, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, 256 Youyi Xi Rd, Xi'an, 710068, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, 256 Youyi Xi Rd, Xi'an, 710068, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, 256 Youyi Xi Rd, Xi'an, 710068, China.
- Affiliated Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Medical Research Institute, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, 256 Youyi Xi Rd, Xi'an, 710068, China.
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Li D, Ju F, Wang H, Fan C, Jacob JC, Gul S, Zaliani A, Wartmann T, Polidori MC, Bruns CJ, Zhao Y. Combination of the biomarkers for aging and cancer? - Challenges and current status. Transl Oncol 2023; 38:101783. [PMID: 37716258 PMCID: PMC10514562 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023] Open
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The proportion of patients diagnosed with cancer has been shown to rise with the increasing aging global population. Advanced age is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in older adults. As individuals experience varying health statuses, particularly with age, it poses a challenge for medical professionals in the cancer field to obtain standardized treatment outcomes. Hence, relying solely on chronological age and disease-related parameters is inadequate for clinical decision-making for elderly patients. With functional, multimorbidity-related, and psychosocial changes that occur with aging, oncologic diseases may develop and be treated differently from younger patients, leading to unique challenges in treatment efficacy and tolerance. To overcome this challenge, personalized therapy using biomarkers has emerged as a promising solution. Various categories of biomarkers, including inflammatory, hematological, metabolic, endocrine, and DNA modification-related indicators, may display features related to both cancer and aging, aiding in the development of innovative therapeutic approaches for patients with cancer in old age. Furthermore, physical functional measurements as non-molecular phenotypic biomarkers are being investigated for their potential complementary role in structured multidomain strategies to combat age-related diseases such as cancer. This review provides insight into the current developments, recent discoveries, and significant challenges in cancer and aging biomarkers, with a specific focus on their application in advanced age.
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- Dai Li
- Department of General, Visceral, Tumor and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany; Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General, Visceral, Tumor and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Medical faculty, University of Cologne, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Schnackenburgallee 114, d-22525 Hamburg, Germany; Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Immune-Mediated Diseases CIMD, Hamburg Site, Schnackenburgallee 114, d-22525 Hamburg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Schnackenburgallee 114, d-22525 Hamburg, Germany; Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence Immune-Mediated Diseases CIMD, Hamburg Site, Schnackenburgallee 114, d-22525 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral und Vascular Surgery, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, Magdeburg, 39120, Germany
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- Ageing Clinical Research, Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress-Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), University of Cologne, Cologne Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Tumor and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany; Center for Integrated Oncology (CIO) Aachen, Bonn, Cologne and Düsseldorf, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Tumor and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany.
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Bendotti G, Montefusco L, Pastore I, Lazzaroni E, Lunati ME, Fiorina P. The anti-inflammatory and immunological properties of SGLT-2 inhibitors. J Endocrinol Invest 2023; 46:2445-2452. [PMID: 37535237 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02162-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i) are antidiabetic oral drugs that act on proximal renal tubules promoting renal glucose excretion. Although SGLT-2i belong to the class of hypoglycemic agents, in the last years great interest has emerged in studying their pleiotropic effects, beyond their ability to lower glucose levels. PURPOSE In this review we are describing the anti-inflammatory and immunological properties of SGLT-2i; furthermore, we are addressing how the mechanisms associated with the aforementioned anti-inflammatory properties may contribute to the beneficial effects of SGLT-2i in diabetes. METHODS A systematic search was undertaken for studies related the properties of SGLT-2i in reducing the inflammatory milieu of acute and chronic disease by acting on the immune system, independently by glycemia. RESULTS Recently, some data described the anti-inflammatory and immunological properties of SGLT-2 in both pre-clinical and clinical studies. Numerous data confirmed the cardio- and -renal protective effects of SGLT-2i in patients with heart failure and kidney diseases, with or without diabetes. CONCLUSIONS SGLT-2i are promising drugs with anti-inflammatory and immunological properties. Despite the mechanism of action of SGLT-2i is not fully understood, these drugs demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects, which may help in keeping under control the variety of complications associated with diabetes.
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- G Bendotti
- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, AO S.S. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy.
- International Center for T1D, Pediatric Clinical Research Center "Romeo ed Enrica Invernizzi", Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science L. Sacco, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
- Nephrology Division, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave. Enders Building 5th floor En511, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Solangi M, Khan KM, Ji X, Özil M, Baltaş N, Salar U, Khan A, Haq ZU, Meghwar H, Taha M. Indole-pyridine carbonitriles: multicomponent reaction synthesis and bio-evaluation as potential hits against diabetes mellitus. Future Med Chem 2023; 15:1943-1965. [PMID: 37929570 DOI: 10.4155/fmc-2023-0087] [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] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Background: Diabetes mellitus is a significant health disorder; therefore, researchers should focus on discovering new drug candidates. Methods: A series of indole-pyridine carbonitrile derivatives, 1-34, were synthesized through a one-pot multicomponent reaction and evaluated for antidiabetic and antioxidant potential. Results: In this library, 12 derivatives - 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-12, 14, 15 and 31 - exhibited potent inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase and α-amylase enzymes, in comparison to acarbose (IC50 = 14.50 ± 0.11 μM). Furthermore, kinetics, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity and molecular docking studies were used to interpret the type of inhibition, binding energies and interactions of ligands with target enzymes. Conclusion: These results indicate that the compounds may be promising hits for controlling diabetes mellitus and its related complications.
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- Mehwish Solangi
- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
- Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 3 Constitution Avenue, Sector G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmaceutical Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, 53100, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, 53100, Turkey
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine & Drug Research, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical & Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, PO Box 31441, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Ediga HH, Hester P, Yepuri A, Reddy GB, Madala SK. Nε-Carboxymethyl-Lysine Modification of Extracellular Matrix Proteins Augments Fibroblast Activation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15811. [PMID: 37958795 PMCID: PMC10650592 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic complex protein network that provides structural integrity and plays an active role in shaping fibroblast behavior both in health and disease. Despite its essential functions, the impact of age-associated post-translational modifications on ECM-driven fibroblast activities such as proliferation, survival, fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transformation (FMT), and extracellular matrix production remains largely unknown. Nε-carboxymethyl-lysine (CML) is one of the well-characterized advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) that can occur on lysine residues within ECM proteins through non-enzymatic glycation. In this study, we determined the accumulation and the effects of the CML-modified ECM (CML-ECM) on fibroblast activation. Immunostainings and immunoblot analysis demonstrated significant increases in CML-AGE content in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) compared to age-matched healthy lungs. Gene expression analysis and fibroblast activation assays collectively implicate the ECM as a negative regulator of fibroblast activation. Notably, the CML modification of the ECM resulted in a significant decrease in its anti-fibrotic effects including proliferation, FMT, apoptosis, and ECM production. Together, the results of this study revealed an unexplored pathological role played by the CML-ECM on fibroblast activation, which has wide implications in IPF and other fibrotic diseases.
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- Harshavardhana H. Ediga
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0564, USA (P.H.)
- Department of Biochemistry, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad 500007, India;
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0564, USA (P.H.)
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0564, USA (P.H.)
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0564, USA (P.H.)
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Naue J. Getting the chronological age out of DNA: using insights of age-dependent DNA methylation for forensic DNA applications. Genes Genomics 2023; 45:1239-1261. [PMID: 37253906 PMCID: PMC10504122 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-023-01392-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND DNA analysis for forensic investigations has a long tradition with important developments and optimizations since its first application. Traditionally, short tandem repeats analysis has been the most powerful method for the identification of individuals. However, in addition, epigenetic changes, i.e., DNA methylation, came into focus of forensic DNA research. Chronological age prediction is one promising application to allow for narrowing the pool of possible individuals who caused a trace, as well as to support the identification of unknown bodies and for age verification of living individuals. OBJECTIVE This review aims to provide an overview of the current knowledge, possibilities, and (current) limitations about DNA methylation-based chronological age prediction with emphasis on forensic application. METHODS The development, implementation and application of age prediction tools requires a deep understanding about the biological background, the analysis methods, the age-dependent DNA methylation markers, as well as the mathematical models for age prediction and their evaluation. Furthermore, additional influences can have an impact. Therefore, the literature was evaluated in respect to these diverse topics. CONCLUSION The numerous research efforts in recent years have led to a rapid change in our understanding of the application of DNA methylation for chronological age prediction, which is now on the way to implementation and validation. Knowledge of the various aspects leads to a better understanding and allows a more informed interpretation of DNAm quantification results, as well as the obtained results by the age prediction tools.
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- Jana Naue
- Institute of Forensic Medicine, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Harper EI, Weeraratna AT. A Wrinkle in TIME: How Changes in the Aging ECM Drive the Remodeling of the Tumor Immune Microenvironment. Cancer Discov 2023; 13:1973-1981. [PMID: 37671471 PMCID: PMC10654931 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-23-0505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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SUMMARY Cancer is an age-related disease, with the majority of patients receiving their diagnosis after the age of 60 and most mortality from cancer occurring after this age. The tumor microenvironment changes drastically with age, which in turn affects cancer progression and treatment efficacy. Age-related changes to individual components of the microenvironment have received well-deserved attention over the past few decades, but the effects of aging at the interface of two or more microenvironmental components have been vastly understudied. In this perspective, we discuss the relationship between the aging extracellular matrix and the aging immune system, how they affect the tumor microenvironment, and how these multidisciplinary studies may open avenues for new therapeutics. Cancer is a disease of aging. With a rapidly aging population, we need to better understand the age-related changes that drive tumor progression, ranging from secreted changes to biophysical and immune changes.
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- Elizabeth I. Harper
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Department of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1650 Orleans Street, Room 485, Baltimore, MD 21205
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Li A, Yan J, Zhao Y, Yu Z, Tian S, Khan AH, Zhu Y, Wu A, Zhang C, Tian XL. Vascular Aging: Assessment and Intervention. Clin Interv Aging 2023; 18:1373-1395. [PMID: 37609042 PMCID: PMC10441648 DOI: 10.2147/cia.s423373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023] Open
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Vascular aging represents a collection of structural and functional changes in a blood vessel with advancing age, including increased stiffness, vascular wall remodeling, loss of angiogenic ability, and endothelium-dependent vasodilation dysfunction. These age-related alterations may occur earlier in those who are at risk for or have cardiovascular diseases, therefore, are defined as early or premature vascular aging. Vascular aging contributes independently to cardio-cerebral vascular diseases (CCVDs). Thus, early diagnosis and interventions targeting vascular aging are of paramount importance in the delay or prevention of CCVDs. Here, we review the direct assessment of vascular aging by examining parameters that reflect changes in structure, function, or their compliance with age including arterial wall thickness and lumen diameter, endothelium-dependent vasodilation, arterial stiffness as well as indirect assessment through pathological studies of biomarkers including endothelial progenitor cell, lymphocytic telomeres, advanced glycation end-products, and C-reactive protein. Further, we evaluate how different types of interventions including lifestyle mediation, such as caloric restriction and salt intake, and treatments for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia affect age-related vascular changes. As a single parameter or intervention targets only a certain vascular physiological change, it is recommended to use multiple parameters to evaluate and design intervention approaches accordingly to prevent systemic vascular aging in clinical practices or population-based studies.
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- Ao Li
- Queen Mary School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, People’s Republic of China
- Aging and Vascular Diseases, Human Aging Research Institute (HARI) and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, and Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Human Aging, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Institute of Gerontology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Aging and Vascular Diseases, Human Aging Research Institute (HARI) and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, and Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Human Aging, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, People’s Republic of China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, School of Life Science, Nanchang University, and Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Human Aging, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry/Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Aging and Vascular Diseases, Human Aging Research Institute (HARI) and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, and Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Human Aging, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, People’s Republic of China
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- Aging and Vascular Diseases, Human Aging Research Institute (HARI) and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, and Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Human Aging, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, People’s Republic of China
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- Aging and Vascular Diseases, Human Aging Research Institute (HARI) and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, and Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Human Aging, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Institute of Gerontology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Aging and Vascular Diseases, Human Aging Research Institute (HARI) and School of Life Science, Nanchang University, and Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Human Aging, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330031, People’s Republic of China
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Harper EI, Siroky MD, Hilliard TS, Dominique GM, Hammond C, Liu Y, Yang J, Hubble VB, Walsh DJ, Melander RJ, Melander C, Ravosa MJ, Stack MS. Advanced Glycation End Products as a Potential Target for Restructuring the Ovarian Cancer Microenvironment: A Pilot Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:9804. [PMID: 37372952 PMCID: PMC10298212 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24129804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related death in women, and both occurrence and mortality are increased in women over the age of 60. There are documented age-related changes in the ovarian cancer microenvironment that have been shown to create a permissive metastatic niche, including the formation of advanced glycation end products, or AGEs, that form crosslinks between collagen molecules. Small molecules that disrupt AGEs, known as AGE breakers, have been examined in other diseases, but their efficacy in ovarian cancer has not been evaluated. The goal of this pilot study is to target age-related changes in the tumor microenvironment with the long-term aim of improving response to therapy in older patients. Here, we show that AGE breakers have the potential to change the omental collagen structure and modulate the peritoneal immune landscape, suggesting a potential use for AGE breakers in the treatment of ovarian cancer.
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- Elizabeth I. Harper
- Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46617, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46617, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46617, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46617, USA
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- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46617, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46617, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46617, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Harper Cancer Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46617, USA
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Mehta D, Sihota P, Tikoo K, Kumar S, Kumar N. Type 2 diabetes alters the viscoelastic behavior and macromolecular composition of vertebra. Bone Rep 2023; 18:101680. [PMID: 37187573 PMCID: PMC10176031 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2023.101680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects the functional behavior of vertebra bone by altering its structural and mechanical properties. The vertebral bones are responsible to carry the body weight and it remains under prolonged constant load which results to viscoelastic deformation. The effect of T2D on the viscoelastic behavior of vertebral bone is not well explored yet. In this study, the effects of T2D on the creep and stress relaxation behavior of vertebral bone are investigated. Also, this study established a correlation between T2D associated alteration in macromolecular structure and viscoelastic behavior of vertebra. In this study T2D female rat SD model was used. The obtained results demonstrated a significant reduction in the amount of creep strain (p ≤ 0.05) and stress relaxation (p ≤ 0.01) in T2D specimens than the control. Also, the creep rate was found significantly lower in T2D specimens. On the other hand, molecular structural parameters such as mineral-to-matrix ratio (control vs T2D: 2.93 ± 0.78 vs 3.72 ± 0.53; p = 0.02), and non-enzymatic cross link ratio (NE-xL) (control vs T2D: 1.53 ± 0.07 vs 3.84 ± 0.20; p = 0.01) were found significantly altered in T2D specimens. Pearson linear correlation tests show a significant correlation; between creep rate and NE-xL (r = -0.94, p < 0.01), and between stress relaxation and NE-xL (r = -0.946, p < 0.01). Overall this study explored the understanding about the disease associated alteration in viscoelastic response of vertebra and its correlation with macromolecular composition which can help to understand the disease related impaired functioning of the vertebrae body.
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- Deepak Mehta
- Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research Mohali, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India
- Corresponding authors.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India
- Corresponding authors.
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Ito G, Tatara Y, Itoh K, Yamada M, Yamashita T, Sakamoto K, Nozaki T, Ishida K, Wake Y, Kaneko T, Fukuda T, Sugano E, Tomita H, Ozaki T. Novel dicarbonyl metabolic pathway via mitochondrial ES1 possessing glyoxalase III activity. BBA ADVANCES 2023; 3:100092. [PMID: 37250100 PMCID: PMC10209487 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadva.2023.100092] [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] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Glycation, caused by reactive dicarbonyls, plays a role in various diseases by forming advanced glycation end products. In live cells, reactive dicarbonyls such as glyoxal (GO) and methylglyoxal (MGO) are produced during cell metabolism, and these should be removed consistently. However, the dicarbonyl metabolic system in the mitochondria remains unclear. It has been speculated that the mammalian mitochondrial protein ES1 is a homolog of bacterial elbB possessing glyoxalase III (GLO3) activity. Therefore, in this study, to investigate ES1 functions and GLO3 activity, we generated ES1-knockout (KO) mice and recombinant mouse ES1 protein and investigated the biochemical and histological analyses. In the mitochondrial fraction obtained from ES1-KO mouse brains, the GO metabolism and cytochrome c oxidase activity were significantly lower than those in the mitochondrial fraction obtained from wildtype (WT) mouse brains. However, the morphological features of the mitochondria did not change noticeably in the ES1-KO mouse brains compared with those in the WT mouse brains. The mitochondrial proteome analysis showed that the MGO degradation III pathway and oxidative phosphorylation-related proteins were increased. These should be the response to the reduced GO metabolism caused by ES1 deletion to compensate for the dicarbonyl metabolism and damaged cytochrome c oxidase by elevated GO. Recombinant mouse ES1 protein exhibited catalytic activity of converting GO to glycolic acid. These results indicate that ES1 possesses GLO3 activity and modulates the metabolism of GO in the mitochondria. To our knowledge, this is the first study to show a novel metabolic pathway for reactive dicarbonyls in mitochondria.
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- Ginga Ito
- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Stress Response Science, Center for Advanced Medical Research, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifuchou, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
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- Department of Stress Response Science, Center for Advanced Medical Research, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifuchou, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8562, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Aomori 036-8561, Japan
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- Technical Support Center for Life Science Research, Iwate Medical University, 1-1-1 Idaidori, Yahaba, Iwate 028-3694, Japan
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- Technical Support Center for Life Science Research, Iwate Medical University, 1-1-1 Idaidori, Yahaba, Iwate 028-3694, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Iwate University, 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551, Japan
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Lin YY, Huang SF, Liao KW, Ho CT, Hung WL. Quantitation of α-Dicarbonyls, Lysine- and Arginine-Derived Advanced Glycation End Products, in Commercial Canned Meat and Seafood Products. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:6727-6737. [PMID: 37088952 PMCID: PMC10161224 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c01205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Commercial sterilization is a thermal processing method commonly used in low-acid canned food products. Meanwhile, heat treatment can significantly promote advanced glycation end product (AGE) formation in foodstuffs. In this research, the validated analytical methods have been developed to quantitate both lysine- and arginine-derived AGEs and their precursors, α-dicarbonyls, in various types of commercial canned meat and seafood products. Methylglyoxal-hydroimidazolone 1 was the most abundant AGEs found in the canned food products, followed by Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine, Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine, and glyoxal-hydroimidazolone 1. Correlation analysis revealed that methylglyoxal and glyoxal were only positively associated with the corresponding arginine-derived AGEs, while their correlations with the corresponding lysine-derived AGEs were not significant. Importantly, we demonstrated for the first time that total sugar and carbohydrate contents might serve as the potential markers for the prediction of total AGEs in canned meats and seafoods. Altogether, this study provided a more complete view of AGEs' occurrence in commercial canned food products.
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- You-Yu Lin
- Master Program in Food Safety, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Master Program in Food Safety, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- School of Food Safety, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, United States
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- School of Food Safety, College of Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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Cavati G, Pirrotta F, Merlotti D, Ceccarelli E, Calabrese M, Gennari L, Mingiano C. Role of Advanced Glycation End-Products and Oxidative Stress in Type-2-Diabetes-Induced Bone Fragility and Implications on Fracture Risk Stratification. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12040928. [PMID: 37107303 PMCID: PMC10135862 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12040928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and osteoporosis (OP) are major causes of morbidity and mortality that have arelevant health and economic burden. Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that both of these disorders are often associated with each other and that T2D patients have an increased risk of fracture, making bone an additional target of diabetes. As occurs for other diabetic complications, the increased accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and oxidative stress represent the major mechanisms explaining bone fragility in T2D. Both of these conditions directly and indirectly (through the promotion of microvascular complications) impair the structural ductility of bone and negatively affect bone turnover, leading to impaired bone quality, rather than decreased bone density. This makes diabetes-induced bone fragility remarkably different from other forms of OP and represents a major challenge for fracture risk stratification, since either the measurement of BMD or the use of common diagnostic algorithms for OP have a poor predictive value. We review and discuss the role of AGEs and oxidative stress on the pathophysiology of bone fragility in T2D, providing some indications on how to improve fracture risk prediction in T2D patients.
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- Guido Cavati
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Wang W, Ye J, Guo Z, Ma Y, Yang Q, Zhong W, Du S, Bai J. A novel glycoprotein from earthworm extract PvE-3: Insights of their characteristics for promoting diabetic wound healing and attenuating methylglyoxal-induced cell damage. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 239:124267. [PMID: 37003377 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Diabetic chronic wound is a worldwide medical burden related to overdosed methylglyoxal (MGO) synthesis, which is the major precursor of glycation of proteins and DNA and is related to the dysfunction of dermal cells thus leading to chronic refractory wounds. Previous studies proved that earthworm extract accelerates diabetic wound healing and possesses cell proliferation and antioxidative effects. However, the effects of earthworm extract on MGO-damaged fibroblasts, the inner mechanisms of MGO-induced cell damage and the functional components in earthworm extract are still poorly understood. Firstly, we evaluated the bioactivities of the earthworm extract PvE-3 on the diabetic wound model and the diabetic related cell damage model. Then the mechanisms were investigated through transcriptomics, flow cytometry and fluorescence probe. The results revealed that PvE-3 promoted diabetic wound healing and protected fibroblast function in cell-damaged conditions. Meanwhile, the high-throughput screening implied the inner mechanisms of diabetic wound healing and PvE-3 cytoprotection effect were involved in the muscle cell function, the cell cycle regulation and the mitochondrial transmembrane potential depolarization. The functional glycoprotein isolated from PvE-3 possessed EGF-like domain which had a strong binding affinity with EGFR. The findings provided references to explore the potential treatments of diabetic wound healing.
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- Wenjie Wang
- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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- School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 102488, China.
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Ali MY, Park SE, Seong SH, Zamponi GW, Jung HA, Choi JS. Ursonic acid from Artemisia montana exerts anti-diabetic effects through anti-glycating properties, and by inhibiting PTP1B and activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in insulin-resistant C2C12 cells. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 376:110452. [PMID: 36933777 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Artemisia is one of the largest genera in the plant family Asteraceae and has long been used in traditional medicine for its antitussive, analgesic, antihypertensive, antitoxic, antiviral, antimalarial, and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the anti-diabetic activity of Artemisia montana has not been broadly studied. The goal of this study was to determine whether extracts of the aerial parts of A. montana and its main constituents inhibit protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) and α-glucosidase activities. We isolated nine compounds from A. montana including ursonic acid (UNA) and ursolic acid (ULA), which significantly inhibited PTP1B with IC50 values of 11.68 and 8.73 μM, respectively. In addition, UNA showed potent inhibitory activity against α-glucosidase (IC50 = 61.85 μM). Kinetic analysis of PTP1B and α-glucosidase inhibition revealed that UNA was a non-competitive inhibitor of both enzymes. Docking simulations of UNA demonstrated negative binding energies and close proximity to residues in the binding pockets of PTP1B and α-glucosidase. Molecular docking simulations between UNA and human serum albumin (HSA) revealed that UNA binds tightly to all three domains of HSA. Furthermore, UNA significantly inhibited fluorescent AGE formation (IC50 = 4.16 μM) in a glucose-fructose-induced HSA glycation model over the course of four weeks. Additionally, we investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying the anti-diabetic effects of UNA in insulin-resistant C2C12 skeletal muscle cells and discovered that UNA significantly increased glucose uptake and decreased PTP1B expression. Further, UNA increased GLUT-4 expression level by activating the IRS-1/PI3K/Akt/GSK-3 signaling pathway. These findings clearly demonstrate that UNA from A. montana shows great potential for treatment of diabetes and its complications.
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- Md Yousof Ali
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea; Division of Natural Products Research, Honam National Institute of Biological Resource, Mokpo, 58762, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, 54896, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food and Life Science, Pukyong National University, Busan, 48513, Republic of Korea.
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Relevance of Indian traditional tisanes in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review. Saudi Pharm J 2023; 31:626-638. [PMID: 37181144 PMCID: PMC10172608 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Background Tisanes are a potential source of phytochemicals to reduce disease risk conditions and are used to protect from non-communicable diseases, globally. A few tisanes have gained more popularity than others depending on their chemical composition based on the geographical origin of the used herb. Several Indian tisanes have been claimed to have traits beneficial to people with or at a high risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Under the concept, the literature was reviewed and compiled into a document to highlight the chemical uniqueness of popular Indian traditional tisanes to be more informative and potent as per modern medicine to overcome type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods An extensive literature survey was conducted using computerized database search engines, such as Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and EMBASE (Excerpta Medica database) for herbs that have been described for hyperglycemia, and involved reaction mechanism, in-vivo studies as well as clinical efficacies published since 2001 onwards using certain keywords. Compiled survey data used to make this review and all findings on Indian traditional antidiabetic tisanes are tabulated here. Results Tisanes render oxidative stress, counter the damage by overexposure of free radicals to the body, affect enzymatic activities, enhance insulin secretion, etc. The active molecules of tisanes also act as anti-allergic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antithrombotic, antiviral, antimutagenicity, anti-carcinogenicity, antiaging effects, etc. WHO also has a strategy to capitalize on the use of herbals to keep populations healthy through effective and affordable alternative means with robust quality assurance and strict adherence to the product specification.
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Dwivedi KK, Lakhani P, Sihota P, Tikoo K, Kumar S, Kumar N. The multiscale characterization and constitutive modeling of healthy and type 2 diabetes mellitus Sprague Dawley rat skin. Acta Biomater 2023; 158:324-346. [PMID: 36565785 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), elevated glucose level impairs the biochemistry of the skin which may result in alteration of its mechanical and structural properties. The several aspects of structural and mechanical changes in skin due to T2DM remain poorly understood. To fill these research gaps, we developed a non-obese T2DM rat (Sprague Dawley (SD)) model for investigating the effect of T2DM on the in vivo strain stress state, mechanical and structural properties of skin. In vivo strain and mechanical anisotropy of healthy and T2DM skin were measured using the digital imaging correlation (DIC) technique and DIC coupled bulge experiment, respectively. Fluorescence microscopy and histology were used to assess the collagen and elastin fibers microstructure whereas nanoscale structure was captured through atomic force microscopy (AFM). Based on the microstructural observations, skin was modeled as a multilayer membrane where in and out of plane distribution of collagen fibers and planar distribution of elastin fibers were cast in constitutive model. Further, the state of in vivo stresses of healthy and T2DM were measured using model parameters and in vivo strain in the constitutive model. The results showed that T2DM causes significant loss in in vivo stresses (p < 0.01) and increase in anisotropy (p < 0.001) of skin. These changes were found in good correlation with T2DM associated alteration in skin microstructure. Statistical analysis emphasized that increase in blood glucose concentration (HbA1c) was the main cause of impaired biomechanical properties of skin. The presented data in this study can help to understand the skin pathology and to simulate the skin related clinical procedures. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Our study is significant as it presents findings related to the effect of T2DM on the physiologic stress strain, structural and mechanical response of SD rat skin. In this study, we developed a non-obese T2DM SD rat model which mimics the phenotype of Asian type 2 diabetics (non-obese). Several structural and mechanical characterization techniques were explored for multiscale characterization of healthy and T2DM skin. Further, based on microstructural information, we presented the constitutive models that incorporate the real microstructure of skin. The presented results can be helpful to simulate the realistic mechanical response of skin during various clinical trials.
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- Krashn Kr Dwivedi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology Ropar, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology Ropar, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology Ropar, India
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, India
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology Ropar, India.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology Ropar, India; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian institute of Technology Ropar, India.
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Noninvasive Skin Autofluorescence of Advanced Glycation End Products for Detecting Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament in the Thoracic Spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2023; 48:E40-E45. [PMID: 36692158 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A single-center prospective observational study. OBJECTIVE The aim was to clarify the usefulness of assessing advanced glycation end products (AGEs) by noninvasive skin autofluorescence in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA AGE accumulation is associated with various systemic disorders, including aging, diabetes mellitus, and obesity. AGEs have also been associated with OPLL, but their assessment by noninvasive skin autofluorescence has not been yet studied in these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled patients with degenerative spinal spondylosis and divided them into non-OPLL and OPLL groups. The OPLL group was further subdivided into cervical OPLL (C-OPLL) and thoracic OPLL (T-OPLL) groups. We compared patients' characteristics, serum laboratory data (i.e. hemoglobin A1c, total cholesterol, creatinine, and estimated glomerular filtration rate), and the skin autofluorescence intensity of AGEs (the AGE score) between the non-OPLL and OPLL groups and among the non-OPLL, C-OPLL, T-OPLL groups. Finally, the association of the AGE score with the presence of C-OPLL or T-OPLL was assessed by multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS Among the 240 eligible patients, 102 were in the non-OPLL group and 138 were in the OPLL group (92 with C-OPLL and 46 with T-OPLL). We observed no significant difference in the AGE score between the non-OPLL and OPLL groups, but when comparing the score among the non-OPLL, C-OPLL, and T-OPLL groups, we found that the T-OPLL group had a significantly higher AGE score. The results of multinomial regression analysis showed that a higher AGE score was significantly associated with T-OPLL (odds ratio: 1.46; 95% CI: 1.01-2.11; P=0.044). CONCLUSION The AGE score determined by noninvasive skin autofluorescence could help to screen for OPLL in the thoracic spine.
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Garg A, Alam M, Bai S, Dandawate M, Kumari N, Gupta S, Agrawal U, Nagarajan P, Reddy DS, Kulkarni MJ, Mukhopadhyay A. Protective Effects of Rifampicin and Its Analog Rifampicin Quinone in a Mouse Model of Obesity-Induced Type 2 Diabetes. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2023; 6:253-269. [PMID: 36798477 PMCID: PMC9926524 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.2c00082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) form when glucose reacts non-enzymatically with proteins, leading to abnormal protein function, oxidative stress, and inflammation. AGEs are associated with aging and age-related diseases; their formation is aggravated during diabetes. Therefore, drugs preventing AGE formation can potentially treat diabetic complications, positively affecting health. Earlier, we demonstrated that rifampicin and its analogs have potent anti-glycating activities and increase the life span of Caenorhabditis elegans. This study aimed to investigate the effects of rifampicin during hyperglycemia in C. elegans and in a mouse model of obesity-induced type 2 diabetes. The effects of rifampicin were assessed by determining the life span of C. elegans cultured in the presence of glucose and by measuring HbA1c, AGE levels, and glucose excursions in the diabetic mouse model. Our results show that rifampicin protects C. elegans from glucose-induced toxicity and increases life span. In mice, rifampicin reduces HbA1c and AGEs, improves insulin sensitivity, and reduces indications of diabetic nephropathy without inducing hepatotoxicity. Rifampicin quinone, an analog with lower anti-microbial activity, also reduces HbA1c levels, improves glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity, and lowers indications of diabetic nephropathy, without adversely affecting the liver of the diabetic mice. Altogether, our results indicate that rifampicin and its analog have protective roles during diabetes without inflicting hepatic damage and may potentially be considered for repositioning to treat hyperglycemia-related complications in patients.
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- Amit Garg
- Molecular
Aging Laboratory, National Institute of
Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Molecular
Aging Laboratory, National Institute of
Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Biochemical
Sciences Division, CSIR-National Chemical
Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- CSIR
− Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
- Organic Chemistry
Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Organic Chemistry
Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Molecular
Aging Laboratory, National Institute of
Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- ICMR-National
Institute of Pathology, Sriramachari Bhawan, Safdarjung Hospital Campus, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Molecular
Aging Laboratory, National Institute of
Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- CSIR
− Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Canal Road, Jammu 180001, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
- Organic Chemistry
Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Biochemical
Sciences Division, CSIR-National Chemical
Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune 411008, India
- Academy
of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Molecular
Aging Laboratory, National Institute of
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Geng Y, Mou Y, Xie Y, Ji J, Chen F, Liao X, Hu X, Ma L. Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products: An Emerging Concern for Processed Foods. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2023.2169867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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- Yaqian Geng
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Xinghua Industrial Research Centre for Food Science and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Xinghua, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, National Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Key Laboratory of Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Agriculture, Engineering Research Centre for Fruits and Vegetables Processing, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Xinghua Industrial Research Centre for Food Science and Human Health, China Agricultural University, Xinghua, China
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Comparison of pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and excretion of free and bound Nε-carboxymethyllysine in rats by HPLC-MS/MS. Food Res Int 2023; 164:112395. [PMID: 36737978 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.112395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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As a representative product of advanced glycation end products, Nɛ-carboxymethyllysine (CML) exists in free and bound forms in vivo and in food with different bioavailability. To thoroughly understand the bioavailability of free Nɛ-carboxymethyllysine (CML) and bovine serum albumin (BSA)-CML in vivo after intragastric administration, pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and excretion of CML in rats were investigated by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). Pharmacokinetics results revealed that free CML peaked at 1.83 h (1684.72 ± 78.08 ng/mL) and 1.33 h (1440.84 ± 72.48 ng/mL) in serum after intragastric administration of free CML and BSA-CML, demonstrating the higher absorption of free CML than BSA-CML. Besides, dietary free CML exhibited a relatively lower body clearance and tissue distribution than dietary BSA-CML based on the apparent volume of distribution and body clearance. Moreover, free CML was concentrated in the kidneys, indicating that kidneys were the target organ for the uptake of absorbed free CML. Additionally, the total excretion rate of CML in urine and feces were 37% and 60% after oral administration of free CML and BSA-CML. These results shed pivotal light on a better understanding of the biological effects of free and bound CML on health.
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Suzuki K, Yamasaki S, Miyashita M, Ando S, Toriumi K, Yoshikawa A, Nakanishi M, Morimoto Y, Kanata S, Fujikawa S, Endo K, Koike S, Usami S, Itokawa M, Washizuka S, Hiraiwa-Hasegawa M, Meltzer HY, Kasai K, Nishida A, Arai M. Role of advanced glycation end products in the longitudinal association between muscular strength and psychotic symptoms among adolescents. SCHIZOPHRENIA 2022; 8:44. [PMID: 35853893 PMCID: PMC9261085 DOI: 10.1038/s41537-022-00249-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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AbstractMuscular strength, assessed by handgrip, is a risk indicator for psychiatric disorders, including psychosis. However, the biological mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Since advanced glycation end products (AGEs) play a key role in skeletal muscle underdevelopment and psychosis, we examined the role of AGEs in the longitudinal association between muscular strength and psychotic symptoms among adolescents. We first evaluated the direction of the relationship between handgrip strength and urine levels of pentosidine, a representative AGEs in a population-based birth cohort of 1,542 adolescents at ages 12 and 14. Then, we examined the role of AGEs in the longitudinal association between handgrip strength and thought problems (TP), as a psychotic symptom indicator, in a subsample of 256 adolescents at ages 13 and 14. An autoregressive cross-lagged model revealed that handgrip strength at age 12 negatively predicted pentosidine levels at age 14 (β = −0.20, p < 0.001), whereas pentosidine levels at age 12 did not predict handgrip strength at age 14 (β = 0.04, p = 0.062). Moreover, pentosidine levels had a significant indirect effect on the relationship between handgrip strength and TP (standard indirect effect = −0.051, p = 0.012), which remained significant after adjusting for gender and preceded TP and pentosidine levels. Thus, adolescents with low muscular strength are at a high risk of developing psychotic symptoms, which could be mediated by AGEs. Future studies need to investigate whether interventions focused on muscular strength prevent the accumulation of AGEs and thereby prevent the development of psychosis.
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Reyes CDG, Hakim MA, Atashi M, Goli M, Gautam S, Wang J, Bennett AI, Zhu J, Lubman DM, Mechref Y. LC-MS/MS Isomeric Profiling of N-Glycans Derived from Low-Abundant Serum Glycoproteins in Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients. Biomolecules 2022; 12:1657. [PMID: 36359007 PMCID: PMC9687829 DOI: 10.3390/biom12111657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an early stage of memory loss that affects cognitive abilities, such as language or virtual/spatial comprehension. This cognitive decline is mostly observed with the aging of individuals. Recently, MCI has been considered as a prodromal phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD), with a 10-15% conversion rate. However, the existing diagnostic methods fail to provide precise and well-timed diagnoses, and the pathophysiology of MCI is not fully understood. Alterations of serum N-glycan expression could represent essential contributors to the overall pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases and be used as a potential marker to assess MCI diagnosis using non-invasive procedures. Herein, we undertook an LC-MS/MS glycomics approach to determine and characterize potential N-glycan markers in depleted blood serum samples from MCI patients. For the first time, we profiled the isomeric glycome of the low abundant serum glycoproteins extracted from serum samples of control and MCI patients using an LC-MS/MS analytical strategy. Additionally, the MRM validation of the identified data showed five isomeric N-glycans with the ability to discriminate between healthy and MCI patients: the sialylated N-glycans GlcNAc5,Hex6,Neu5Ac3 and GlcNAc6,Hex7,Neu5Ac4 with single AUCs of 0.92 and 0.87, respectively, and a combined AUC of 0.96; and the sialylated-fucosylated N-glycans GlcNAc4,Hex5,Fuc,Neu5Ac, GlcNAc5,Hex6,Fuc,Neu5Ac2, and GlcNAc6,Hex7,Fuc,Neu5Ac3 with single AUCs of 0.94, 0.67, and 0.88, respectively, and a combined AUC of 0.98. According to the ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) and in line with recent publications, the identified N-glycans may play an important role in neuroinflammation. It is a process that plays a fundamental role in neuroinflammation, an important process in the progression of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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Čater M, Hölter SM. A Pathophysiological Intersection of Diabetes and Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231911562. [PMID: 36232867 PMCID: PMC9569835 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/06/2022] Open
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Diabetes is among the most prevalent diseases of the modern world and is strongly linked to an increased risk of numerous neurodegenerative disorders, although the exact pathophysiological mechanisms are not clear yet. Insulin resistance is a serious pathological condition, connecting type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. Recently, insulin resistance has been proven to be connected also to cognitive decline and dementias, including the most prevalent form, Alzheimer's disease. The relationship between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease regarding pathophysiology is so significant that it has been proposed that some presentations of the condition could be termed type 3 diabetes.
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- Maša Čater
- Chair of Genetics, Animal Biotechnology and Immunology, Department of Animal Science, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1230 Domžale, Slovenia
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- Institute of Developmental Genetics, Helmholtz Munich, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
- School of Life Sciences, Technical University Munich, 85354 Freising, Germany
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6-Formyl Umbelliferone, a Furanocoumarin from Angelica decursiva L., Inhibits Key Diabetes-Related Enzymes and Advanced Glycation End-Product Formation. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27175720. [PMID: 36080485 PMCID: PMC9458250 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27175720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Over the years, great attention has been paid to coumarin derivatives, a set of versatile molecules that exhibit a wide variety of biological activities and have few toxic side effects. In this study, we investigated the antidiabetic potential of 6-formyl umbelliferone (6-FU), a novel furanocoumarin isolated from Angelica decursiva. Numerous pharmacological activities of 6-FU have been previously reported; however, the mechanism of its antidiabetic activity is unknown. Therefore, we examined the action of 6-FU on a few candidate-signaling molecules that may underlie its antidiabetic activity, including its inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), α-glucosidase, human recombinant aldose reductase (HRAR), and advanced glycation end-product (AGE) formation (IC50 = 1.13 ± 0.12, 58.36 ± 1.02, 5.11 ± 0.21, and 2.15 ± 0.13 μM, respectively). A kinetic study showed that 6-FU exhibited mixed-type inhibition against α-glucosidase and HRAR and competitive inhibition of PTP1B. Docking simulations of 6-FU demonstrated negative binding energies and close proximity to residues in the binding pockets of those enzymes. We also investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying 6-FU's antidiabetic effects. 6-FU significantly increased glucose uptake and decreased PTP1B expression in insulin-resistant C2C12 skeletal muscle cells. Moreover, 6-FU (0.8-100 μM) remarkably inhibited the formation of fluorescent AGEs in glucose-fructose-induced human serum albumin glycation over the course of 4 weeks. The findings clearly indicate that 6-FU will be useful in the development of multiple target-oriented therapeutic modalities for the treatment of diabetes and diabetes-related complications.
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Sakly R, Wolffenbuttel BHR, Khochtali I, Bouida W, Boubaker H, Nouira S, Abid S, Kerkeni M. Increased skin autofluorescence of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in subjects with cardiovascular risk factors. Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13410-022-01121-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Čater M, Bombek LK. Protective Role of Mitochondrial Uncoupling Proteins against Age-Related Oxidative Stress in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11081473. [PMID: 36009191 PMCID: PMC9404801 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11081473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The accumulation of oxidative damage to DNA and other biomolecules plays an important role in the etiology of aging and age-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), atherosclerosis, and neurodegenerative disorders. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is especially sensitive to oxidative stress. Mitochondrial dysfunction resulting from the accumulation of mtDNA damage impairs normal cellular function and leads to a bioenergetic crisis that accelerates aging and associated diseases. Age-related mitochondrial dysfunction decreases ATP production, which directly affects insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells and triggers the gradual development of the chronic metabolic dysfunction that characterizes T2D. At the same time, decreased glucose oxidation in skeletal muscle due to mitochondrial damage leads to prolonged postprandial blood glucose rise, which further worsens glucose homeostasis. ROS are not only highly reactive by-products of mitochondrial respiration capable of oxidizing DNA, proteins, and lipids but can also function as signaling and effector molecules in cell membranes mediating signal transduction and inflammation. Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins (UCPs) located in the inner mitochondrial membrane of various tissues can be activated by ROS to protect cells from mitochondrial damage. Mitochondrial UCPs facilitate the reflux of protons from the mitochondrial intermembrane space into the matrix, thereby dissipating the proton gradient required for oxidative phosphorylation. There are five known isoforms (UCP1-UCP5) of mitochondrial UCPs. UCP1 can indirectly reduce ROS formation by increasing glutathione levels, thermogenesis, and energy expenditure. In contrast, UCP2 and UCP3 regulate fatty acid metabolism and insulin secretion by beta cells and modulate insulin sensitivity. Understanding the functions of UCPs may play a critical role in developing pharmacological strategies to combat T2D. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the protective role of various UCP homologs against age-related oxidative stress in T2D.
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- Maša Čater
- Correspondence: (M.Č.); (L.K.B.); Tel.: +386-2-2345-847 (L.K.B.)
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Takeuchi M, Sakasai-Sakai A, Takata T, Takino JI, Koriyama Y. Effects of Toxic AGEs (TAGE) on Human Health. Cells 2022; 11:cells11142178. [PMID: 35883620 PMCID: PMC9317028 DOI: 10.3390/cells11142178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The habitual and excessive consumption of sugar (i.e., sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup, HFCS) is associated with the onset and progression of lifestyle-related diseases (LSRD). Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) have recently been the focus of research on the factors contributing to LSRD. Approaches that inhibit the effects of AGEs may be used to prevent and/or treat LSRD; however, since the structures of AGEs vary depending on the type of reducing sugars or carbonyl compounds to which they respond, difficulties are associated with verifying that AGEs are an etiological factor. Cytotoxic AGEs derived from glyceraldehyde, a triose intermediate in the metabolism of glucose and fructose, have been implicated in LSRD and are called toxic AGEs (TAGE). A dietary imbalance (the habitual and excessive intake of sucrose, HFCS, or dietary AGEs) promotes the generation/accumulation of TAGE in vivo. Elevated circulating levels of TAGE have been detected in non-diabetics and diabetics, indicating a strong relationship between the generation/accumulation of TAGE in vivo and the onset and progression of LSRD. We herein outline current findings on “TAGE as a new target” for human health.
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- Masayoshi Takeuchi
- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Kahoku 920-0293, Ishikawa, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-76-218-8456
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Kahoku 920-0293, Ishikawa, Japan;
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- Department of Life Science, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Kahoku 920-0293, Ishikawa, Japan;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hiroshima International University, 5-1-1 Hirokoshingai, Kure 737-0112, Hiroshima, Japan;
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- Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, 3500-3 Minamitamagaki, Suzuka 513-8670, Mie, Japan;
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Ooi H, Nasu R, Furukawa A, Takeuchi M, Koriyama Y. Pyridoxamine and Aminoguanidine Attenuate the Abnormal Aggregation of β-Tubulin and Suppression of Neurite Outgrowth by Glyceraldehyde-Derived Toxic Advanced Glycation End-Products. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:921611. [PMID: 35721214 PMCID: PMC9204210 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.921611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been identified as a risk factor for the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In our previous study, we demonstrated that glyceraldehyde (GA)-derived toxic advanced glycation end-products (toxic AGEs, TAGE) induced similar alterations to those observed in AD. GA induced dysfunctional neurite outgrowth via TAGE-β-tubulin aggregation, which resulted in the TAGE-dependent abnormal aggregation of β-tubulin and tau phosphorylation in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. However, the effects of inhibitors of AGE formation on dysfunctional neurite outgrowth caused by GA-induced abnormalities in the aggregation of β-tubulin and tau phosphorylation remain unknown. Aminoguanidine (AG), an AGE inhibitor, and pyridoxamine (PM), a natural form of vitamin B6 (VB6), are effective AGE inhibitors. Therefore, the present study investigated whether AG or PM ameliorate TAGE-β-tubulin aggregation and the suppression of neurite outgrowth by GA. The results obtained showed that AG and PM inhibited the formation of TAGE-β-tubulin, mitigated the GA-induced suppression of neurite outgrowth, and reduced GA-mediated increases in tau phosphorylation levels. Collectively, these results suggest the potential of AG and PM to prevent the DM-associated onset and progression of AD.
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- Hayahide Ooi
- Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan
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- Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan
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- Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada-machi, Japan
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- Graduate School and Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Suzuka University of Medical Science, Suzuka, Japan
- *Correspondence: Yoshiki Koriyama,
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Skin accumulation of advanced glycation end products and cardiovascular risk in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Heliyon 2022; 8:e09571. [PMID: 35711980 PMCID: PMC9192809 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background The formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) takes place during normal aging; however, their production is faster in people having diabetes. The accumulated AGEs reportedly play a role in the occurrence of various age-related disorders. Furthermore, the skin autofluorescence (SAF) technique can be used to detect accumulated AGEs levels. There are few reports on the association between skin accumulation of AGEs and risk of complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods In this study, we aimed to describe the association between the skin accumulation of AGEs and cardiovascular risk factors in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes. A total of 310 Korean patients with diabetes were enrolled, and the levels of AGEs were measured using SAP. Levels of fasting blood glucose (FBS), triglycerides, total cholesterol, low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, proteinuria, arterial pulse wave velocity (PWV), and blood vessel age were measured using an automatic waveform analyzer. General linear models were used to identify the independent effect of AGEs after adjusting for covariates (age, weight, and duration of diabetes). Results The skin levels of AGEs were strongly correlated with the diabetes duration. Significant independent associations were observed for AGEs with FBS (P < 0.01), proteinuria (P < 0.001), and PWV (P < 0.001). The advanced glycated product was independently associated to the arterial pulse wave conduction velocity that is used as a representative method for measuring arteriosclerosis by analysis early cardiovascular risk factors. Conclusion Our results show that an increase in SAF levels in Korean patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with PWV and vein age, and thereby with arterial stiffness. Therefore, our results suggest that AGEs are associated with cardiovascular risk factors. The level of AGEs can thus be used as an indicator of cardiovascular diseases in the clinical diagnosis of patients with type 2 diabetes. Unclear association between skin accumulation of AGEs and T2DM complication risk. Study Population: Korean patients with T2DM. Strong correlation between skin levels of AGEs and diabetes duration. Independent association between AGEs and arterial pulse wave conduction velocity. Association between increased SAF levels in with PWV, vein age, arterial stiffness.
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Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Mechanistic Biomarkers of Diabetes Mellitus-Associated Cognitive Decline. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23116144. [PMID: 35682821 PMCID: PMC9181591 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23116144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Cognitive dysfunctions such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and other forms of dementia are recognized as common comorbidities of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Currently, there are no disease-modifying therapies or definitive clinical diagnostic and prognostic tools for dementia, and the mechanisms underpinning the link between T2DM and cognitive dysfunction remain equivocal. Some of the suggested pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cognitive decline in diabetes patients include hyperglycemia, insulin resistance and altered insulin signaling, neuroinflammation, cerebral microvascular injury, and buildup of cerebral amyloid and tau proteins. Given the skyrocketing global rates of diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders, there is an urgent need to discover novel biomarkers relevant to the co-morbidity of both conditions to guide future diagnostic approaches. This review aims to provide a comprehensive background of the potential risk factors, the identified biomarkers of diabetes-related cognitive decrements, and the underlying processes of diabetes-associated cognitive dysfunction. Aging, poor glycemic control, hypoglycemia and hyperglycemic episodes, depression, and vascular complications are associated with increased risk of dementia. Conclusive research studies that have attempted to find specific biomarkers are limited. However, the most frequent considerations in such investigations are related to C reactive protein, tau protein, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, advanced glycation end products, glycosylated hemoglobin, and adipokines.
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Comparison of the Phytochemical Variation of Non-Volatile Metabolites within Mother Tinctures of Arnica montana Prepared from Fresh and Dried Whole Plant Using UHPLC-HRMS Fingerprinting and Chemometric Analysis. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27092737. [PMID: 35566089 PMCID: PMC9103735 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27092737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Arnica montana L. has been recognized for centuries as an herbal remedy to treat wounds and promote healing. It also has a long tradition of use in homeopathy. Depending on its medicinal utilization, standardization regulations allow different manufacturing processes, implying different raw materials, such as the whole arnica plant in its fresh or dried state. In this study, an untargeted metabolomics approach with UHPLC-HRMS/MS was used to cross-compare the phytochemical composition of mother tinctures of A. montana that were prepared from either fresh whole plant (fMT) matter or from oven-dried whole plant (dMT) matter. The multivariate data analysis showed significant differences between fMT and dMT. The dereplication of the HRMS and MS/MS spectra of the more discriminant compounds led to annotated quinic acid, dicaffeoyl quinic acids, ethyl caffeate, thymol derivatives and dehydrophytosphingosine, which were increased in fMT, while Amadori rearrangement products (ARP) and methoxyoxaloyl-dicaffeoyl quinic acid esters were enhanced in dMT. Neither sesquiterpene lactones nor flavonoids were affected by the drying process. This is the first time that a sphingosine, ethyl caffeate and ARP are described in A. montana. Moreover, putative new natural products were detected as 10-hydroxy-8,9-epoxy-thymolisobutyrate and an oxidized proline fructose conjugate, for which isolation and full structure elucidation will be necessary to verify this finding.
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Xue L, Xu J, Feng C, Lu D, Zhou Z. Optimal Normalization Method for GC-MS/MS-Based Large-Scale Targeted Metabolomics. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934822030054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Biochemical mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy and other diabetic complications in humans: the methanol-formaldehyde-formic acid hypothesis. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2022; 54:415-451. [PMID: 35607958 PMCID: PMC9828688 DOI: 10.3724/abbs.2022012] [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] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Hyperglycemia in diabetic patients is associated with abnormally-elevated cellular glucose levels. It is hypothesized that increased cellular glucose will lead to increased formation of endogenous methanol and/or formaldehyde, both of which are then metabolically converted to formic acid. These one-carbon metabolites are known to be present naturally in humans, and their levels are increased under diabetic conditions. Mechanistically, while formaldehyde is a cross-linking agent capable of causing extensive cytotoxicity, formic acid is an inhibitor of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase, capable of inducing histotoxic hypoxia, ATP deficiency and cytotoxicity. Chronic increase in the production and accumulation of these toxic one-carbon metabolites in diabetic patients can drive the pathogenesis of ocular as well as other diabetic complications. This hypothesis is supported by a large body of experimental and clinical observations scattered in the literature. For instance, methanol is known to have organ- and species-selective toxicities, including the characteristic ocular lesions commonly seen in humans and non-human primates, but not in rodents. Similarly, some of the diabetic complications (such as ocular lesions) also have a characteristic species-selective pattern, closely resembling methanol intoxication. Moreover, while alcohol consumption or combined use of folic acid plus vitamin B is beneficial for mitigating acute methanol toxicity in humans, their use also improves the outcomes of diabetic complications. In addition, there is also a large body of evidence from biochemical and cellular studies. Together, there is considerable experimental support for the proposed hypothesis that increased metabolic formation of toxic one-carbon metabolites in diabetic patients contributes importantly to the development of various clinical complications.
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Bou‐Teen D, Fernandez‐Sanz C, Miro‐Casas E, Nichtova Z, Bonzon‐Kulichenko E, Casós K, Inserte J, Rodriguez‐Sinovas A, Benito B, Sheu S, Vázquez J, Ferreira‐González I, Ruiz‐Meana M. Defective dimerization of FoF1-ATP synthase secondary to glycation favors mitochondrial energy deficiency in cardiomyocytes during aging. Aging Cell 2022; 21:e13564. [PMID: 35233924 PMCID: PMC8920436 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Aged cardiomyocytes develop a mismatch between energy demand and supply, the severity of which determines the onset of heart failure, and become prone to undergo cell death. The FoF1-ATP synthase is the molecular machine that provides >90% of the ATP consumed by healthy cardiomyocytes and is proposed to form the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP), an energy-dissipating channel involved in cell death. We investigated whether aging alters FoF1-ATP synthase self-assembly, a fundamental biological process involved in mitochondrial cristae morphology and energy efficiency, and the functional consequences this may have. Purified heart mitochondria and cardiomyocytes from aging mice displayed an impaired dimerization of FoF1-ATP synthase (blue native and proximity ligation assay), associated with abnormal mitochondrial cristae tip curvature (TEM). Defective dimerization did not modify the in vitro hydrolase activity of FoF1-ATP synthase but reduced the efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation in intact mitochondria (in which membrane architecture plays a fundamental role) and increased cardiomyocytes' susceptibility to undergo energy collapse by mPTP. High throughput proteomics and fluorescence immunolabeling identified glycation of 5 subunits of FoF1-ATP synthase as the causative mechanism of the altered dimerization. In vitro induction of FoF1-ATP synthase glycation in H9c2 myoblasts recapitulated the age-related defective FoF1-ATP synthase assembly, reduced the relative contribution of oxidative phosphorylation to cell energy metabolism, and increased mPTP susceptibility. These results identify altered dimerization of FoF1-ATP synthase secondary to enzyme glycation as a novel pathophysiological mechanism involved in mitochondrial cristae remodeling, energy deficiency, and increased vulnerability of cardiomyocytes to undergo mitochondrial failure during aging.
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- Diana Bou‐Teen
- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari Barcelona Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
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- Center for Translational Medicine Department of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari Barcelona Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
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- Cardiovascular Proteomics Laboratory Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III Madrid Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
- MitoCare Center for Mitochondrial Imaging Research and Diagnostics Department of Pathology Anatomy & Cell Biol. Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari Barcelona Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari Barcelona Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari Barcelona Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari Barcelona Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
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- Center for Translational Medicine Department of Medicine Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
- MitoCare Center for Mitochondrial Imaging Research and Diagnostics Department of Pathology Anatomy & Cell Biol. Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari Barcelona Spain
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- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Group Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari Barcelona Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV) Madrid Spain
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Vodyanoy V, Pustovyy O, Globa L. Primo Vascular Node in the Bone Marrow and Longevity. J Acupunct Meridian Stud 2022; 15:12-24. [DOI: 10.51507/j.jams.2022.15.1.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Vitaly Vodyanoy
- Department Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
- School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Department Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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Chandarana CV, Roy S. Comprehensive Review on Neuro-degenerative Type 3 DM. Curr Diabetes Rev 2022; 18:e131221198790. [PMID: 34961464 DOI: 10.2174/1573399818666211213103624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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According to research, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is considered a metabolic illness caused by defective insulin signaling, insulin resistance, and low insulin levels in the brain. Type 3 diabetes has been postulated for AD because reduced insulin signaling has molecular and physiological consequences that are comparable to type I and type 2 diabetes mellitus, respectively. The similarities between type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease suggest that these clinical trials might yield therapeutic benefits. However, it is important to note that lowering your risk of Alzheimer's dementia, whether you have diabetes or not, is still a multidimensional process involving factors like exercise, smoking, alcohol, food, and mental challenges. The current aim is to show that the relationship between T3D and AD is based on both the processing of amyloid-β (Aβ) precursor protein toxicity and the clearance of Aβ, which are the results of impaired insulin signaling. The brain's metabolism, with its high lipid content and energy needs, places excess demands on mitochondria and appears more susceptible to oxidative damage than the rest of the body. Current data suggests that increased oxidative stress relates to amyloid-β (Aβ) pathology and the onset of AD.
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- Chandani V Chandarana
- Department of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, SSR College of Pharmacy, Sayli, Silvassa-396230, India
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- SSR College of Pharmacy, Silvassa, India
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Rehni AK, Cho S, Dave KR. Ischemic brain injury in diabetes and endoplasmic reticulum stress. Neurochem Int 2022; 152:105219. [PMID: 34736936 PMCID: PMC8918032 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2021.105219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Diabetes is a widespread disease characterized by high blood glucose levels due to abnormal insulin activity, production, or both. Chronic diabetes causes many secondary complications including cardiovascular disease: a life-threatening complication. Cerebral ischemia-related mortality, morbidity, and the extent of brain injury are high in diabetes. However, the mechanism of increase in ischemic brain injury during diabetes is not well understood. Multiple mechanisms mediate diabetic hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia-induced increase in ischemic brain injury. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress mediates both brain injury as well as brain protection after ischemia-reperfusion injury. The pathways of ER stress are modulated during diabetes. Free radical generation and mitochondrial dysfunction, two of the prominent mechanisms that mediate diabetic increase in ischemic brain injury, are known to stimulate the pathways of ER stress. Increased ischemic brain injury in diabetes is accompanied by a further increase in the activation of ER stress. As there are many metabolic changes associated with diabetes, differential activation of the pathways of ER stress may mediate pronounced ischemic brain injury in subjects suffering from diabetes. We presently discuss the literature on the significance of ER stress in mediating increased ischemia-reperfusion injury in diabetes.
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- Ashish K Rehni
- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA
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- Peritz Scheinberg Cerebral Vascular Disease Research Laboratories, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA; Neuroscience Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33136, USA.
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Banerjee S. Biophysical and mass spectrometry based characterization of methylglyoxal-modified myoglobin: Role of advanced glycation end products in inducing protein structural alterations. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 193:2165-2172. [PMID: 34774865 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.11.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is a highly reactive α-dicarbonyl compound which reacts with proteins to form advanced glycation end products (AGEs). MG-induced AGE (MAGE) formation is particularly significant in diabetic condition. In the current study, we have undertaken a time-dependant characterization of MG-modified myoglobin following incubation of the heme protein with the α-dicarbonyl compound for different time periods. Interestingly, mass spectrometric studies indicated modifications at two specific lysine residues, Lys-87 and Lys-133. The AGE adducts identified at Lys-87 were carboxymethyllysine and carboxyethyllysine, while those detected at Lys-133 included pyrraline-carboxymethyllysine and carboxyethyllysine, respectively. Far-UV CD studies revealed a decrease in the native α-helical content of the heme protein gradually with increasing time of MG incubation. In addition, MG modification was found to induce changes in tertiary structure as well as surface hydrophobicity of the heme protein. MG-derived AGE adducts thus appear to alter the structure of Mb considerably. Considering the increased level of MG in diabetic condition, the current study appears physiologically relevant in terms of understanding AGE-mediated protein modification and subsequent structural changes.
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- Sauradipta Banerjee
- Department of Biophysics, Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, University of Calcutta, 92, Acharyya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata 700009, India.
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