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Vangrieken P, Al-Nasiry S, Remels AH, Schiffers PM, Janssen E, Nass S, Scheijen JL, Spaanderman ME, Schalkwijk CG. Placental Methylglyoxal in Preeclampsia: Vascular and Biomarker Implications. Hypertension 2024; 81:1537-1549. [PMID: 38752345 PMCID: PMC11208051 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.22633] [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: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a multifaceted syndrome that includes maternal vascular dysfunction. We hypothesize that increased placental glycolysis and hypoxia in preeclampsia lead to increased levels of methylglyoxal (MGO), consequently causing vascular dysfunction. METHODS Plasma samples and placentas were collected from uncomplicated and preeclampsia pregnancies. Uncomplicated placentas and trophoblast cells (BeWo) were exposed to hypoxia. The reactive dicarbonyl MGO and advanced glycation end products (Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine [CML], Nε-(carboxyethyl)lysine [CEL], and MGO-derived hydroimidazolone [MG-H]) were quantified using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The activity of GLO1 (glyoxalase-1), that is, the enzyme detoxifying MGO, was measured. The impact of MGO on vascular function was evaluated using wire/pressure myography. The therapeutic potential of the MGO-quencher quercetin and mitochondrial-specific antioxidant mitoquinone mesylate (MitoQ) was explored. RESULTS MGO, CML, CEL, and MG-H2 levels were elevated in preeclampsia-placentas (+36%, +36%, +25%, and +22%, respectively). Reduced GLO1 activity was observed in preeclampsia-placentas (-12%) and hypoxia-exposed placentas (-16%). Hypoxia-induced MGO accumulation in placentas was mitigated by the MGO-quencher quercetin. Trophoblast cells were identified as the primary source of MGO. Reduced GLO1 activity was also observed in hypoxia-exposed BeWo cells (-26%). Maternal plasma concentrations of CML and the MGO-derived MG-H1 increased as early as 12 weeks of gestation (+16% and +17%, respectively). MGO impaired endothelial barrier function, an effect mitigated by MitoQ, and heightened vascular responsiveness to thromboxane A2. CONCLUSIONS This study reveals the accumulation of placental MGO in preeclampsia and upon exposure to hypoxia, demonstrates how MGO can contribute to vascular impairment, and highlights plasma CML and MG-H1 levels as promising early biomarkers for preeclampsia.
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- Philippe Vangrieken
- School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine (P.V., S.N., J.L.J.M.S., C.G.S.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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- School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (S.A.-N., E.J., M.E.A.S.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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- School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (A.H.V.R.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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- School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (P.M.H.S.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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- School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (S.A.-N., E.J., M.E.A.S.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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- School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine (P.V., S.N., J.L.J.M.S., C.G.S.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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- School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine (P.V., S.N., J.L.J.M.S., C.G.S.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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- School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (S.A.-N., E.J., M.E.A.S.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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- School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine (P.V., S.N., J.L.J.M.S., C.G.S.), Maastricht University Medical Center+, the Netherlands
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Lauko K, Nesterowicz M, Trocka D, Dańkowska K, Żendzian-Piotrowska M, Zalewska A, Maciejczyk M. Novel Properties of Old Propranolol-Assessment of Antiglycation Activity through In Vitro and In Silico Approaches. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:27559-27577. [PMID: 38947802 PMCID: PMC11209686 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c03025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
Abstract
Hypertension has earned the "silent killer" nickname since it may lead to a number of comorbidities, including diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Oxidative stress and protein glycation play vital roles in the pathogenesis of hypertension. Several studies have shown that they profoundly account for vascular dysfunction, endothelial damage, and disruption of blood pressure regulatory mechanisms. Of particular note are advanced glycation end products (AGEs). AGEs alter vascular tissues' functional and mechanical properties by binding to receptors for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), stimulating inflammation and free radical-mediated pathways. Propranolol, a nonselective beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist, is one of the most commonly used drugs to treat hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Our study is the first to analyze propranolol's effects on protein glycoxidation through in vitro and in silico approaches. Bovine serum albumin (BSA) was utilized to evaluate glycoxidation inhibition by propranolol. Propranolol (1 mM) and BSA (0.09 mM) were incubated with different glycating (0.5 M glucose, fructose, and galactose for 6 days and 2.5 mM glyoxal and methylglyoxal for 12 h) or oxidizing agents (chloramine T for 1 h). Biomarkers of protein glycation (Amadori products (APs), β-amyloid (βA), and advanced glycation end products (AGEs)), protein glycoxidation (dityrosine (DT), kynurenine (KYN), and N-formylkynurenine (NFK)), protein oxidation (protein carbonyls (PCs), and advanced oxidation protein products (AOPPs)) were measured by means of colorimetric and fluorimetric methods. The scavenging of reactive oxygen species (hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radical, and nitric oxide) and the antioxidant capacity (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical and ferrous ion chelating (FIC) assays)) of propranolol were also evaluated. Additionally, in silico docking was performed to showcase propranolol's interaction with BSA, glycosides, and AGE/RAGE pathway proteins. The products of protein glycation (↓APs, ↓βA, ↓AGEs), glycoxidation (↓DT, ↓KYN, ↓NFK), and oxidation (↓PCs, ↓AOPPs) prominently decreased in the BSA samples with both glycating/oxidizing factors and propranolol. The antiglycoxidant properties of propranolol were similar to those of aminoguanidine, a known protein oxidation inhibitor, and captopril, which is an established antioxidant. Propranolol showed a potent antioxidant activity in the FIC and H2O2 scavenging assays, comparable to aminoguanidine and captopril. In silico analysis indicated propranolol's antiglycative properties during its interaction with BSA, glycosidases, and AGE/RAGE pathway proteins. Our results confirm that propranolol may decrease protein oxidation and glycoxidation in vitro. Additional studies on human and animal models are vital for in vivo verification of propranolol's antiglycation activity, as this discovery might hold the key to the prevention of diabetic complications among cardiology-burdened patients.
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- Kamil
Klaudiusz Lauko
- ‘Biochemistry
of Civilisation Diseases’ Students’ Scientific Club
at the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, Bialystok 15-233, Poland
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- ‘Biochemistry
of Civilisation Diseases’ Students’ Scientific Club
at the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, Bialystok 15-233, Poland
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- ‘Biochemistry
of Civilisation Diseases’ Students’ Scientific Club
at the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, Bialystok 15-233, Poland
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- ‘Biochemistry
of Civilisation Diseases’ Students’ Scientific Club
at the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, Bialystok 15-233, Poland
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and
Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, Bialystok 15-233, Poland
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- Independent Laboratory of Experimental
Dentistry, Medical University of Bialystok, 24a M. Sklodowskiej-Curie Street , Bialystok 15-274, Poland
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and
Ergonomics, Medical University of Bialystok, 2c Mickiewicza Street, Bialystok 15-233, Poland
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Aftermath of AGE-RAGE Cascade in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular ailments. Life Sci 2022; 307:120860. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gu MJ, Hyon JY, Lee HW, Han EH, Kim Y, Cha YS, Ha SK. Glycolaldehyde, an Advanced Glycation End Products Precursor, Induces Apoptosis via ROS-Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Renal Mesangial Cells. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11050934. [PMID: 35624799 PMCID: PMC9137959 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11050934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Glycolaldehyde (GA) is a reducing sugar and a precursor of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). The role of precursor and precursor-derived AGEs in diabetes and its complications have been actively discussed in the literature. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanism of GA-induced apoptosis in renal cells. Immunoblotting results showed that GA (100 μM) caused cytotoxicity in murine renal glomerular mesangial cells (SV40 MES 13) and induced apoptosis via major modulators, decreasing Bcl-2 and increasing Bax, cytochrome c, and cleaved caspase-3/-9 expression. GA-derived AGE accumulation and receptor for AGE (RAGE) expression increased in mesangial cells; however, cells that were cotreated with aminoguanidine (AG) showed no increase in GA-derived AGE concentration. Furthermore, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was increased by GA, while AG inhibited AGE formation, leading to a decrease in ROS levels in mesangial cells. We evaluated apoptosis through fluorescence-activated cell sorting, and used TUNEL staining to study DNA fragmentation. Additionally, we measured ATP generation and used MitoTracker staining to access changes in mitochondrial membrane potential. This study showed that GA increased AGE concentration, RAGE expression, and excessive ROS generation, leading to renal mesangial cell damage via GA-induced apoptosis pathway caused by mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Min Ji Gu
- Division of Food Functionality Research, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, Korea; (M.J.G.); (H.-W.L.); (Y.K.)
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea;
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Cheongju 28119, Korea; (J.-Y.H.); (E.H.H.)
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- Division of Food Functionality Research, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, Korea; (M.J.G.); (H.-W.L.); (Y.K.)
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI), Cheongju 28119, Korea; (J.-Y.H.); (E.H.H.)
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- Division of Food Functionality Research, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, Korea; (M.J.G.); (H.-W.L.); (Y.K.)
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea;
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- Division of Food Functionality Research, Korea Food Research Institute, Wanju 55365, Korea; (M.J.G.); (H.-W.L.); (Y.K.)
- Division of Food Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34113, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-63-219-9358
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Zhu BT. 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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [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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- Bao Ting Zhu
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Steroid Drug Discovery and DevelopmentSchool of MedicineThe Chinese University of Hong KongShenzhen518172China
- Department of PharmacologyToxicology and TherapeuticsSchool of MedicineUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterKansas CityKS66160USA
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Toriumi K, Miyashita M, Suzuki K, Tabata K, Horiuchi Y, Ishida H, Itokawa M, Arai M. Role of glyoxalase 1 in methylglyoxal detoxification-the broad player of psychiatric disorders. Redox Biol 2021; 49:102222. [PMID: 34953453 PMCID: PMC8718652 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is a highly reactive α-ketoaldehyde formed endogenously as a byproduct of the glycolytic pathway. To remove MG, various detoxification systems work together in vivo, including the glyoxalase system, which enzymatically degrades MG using glyoxalase 1 (GLO1) and GLO2. Recently, numerous reports have shown that GLO1 expression and MG accumulation in the brain are involved in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety disorder, depression, autism, and schizophrenia. Furthermore, it has been reported that GLO1 inhibitors may be promising drugs for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. In this review, we discuss the recent findings of the effects of altered GLO1 function on mental behavior, especially focusing on results obtained from animal models.
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- Kazuya Toriumi
- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-0057, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Takatsuki Hospital, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0005, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-0057, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan.
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Toriumi K, Berto S, Koike S, Usui N, Dan T, Suzuki K, Miyashita M, Horiuchi Y, Yoshikawa A, Asakura M, Nagahama K, Lin HC, Sugaya Y, Watanabe T, Kano M, Ogasawara Y, Miyata T, Itokawa M, Konopka G, Arai M. Combined glyoxalase 1 dysfunction and vitamin B6 deficiency in a schizophrenia model system causes mitochondrial dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex. Redox Biol 2021; 45:102057. [PMID: 34198071 PMCID: PMC8253914 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is a reactive and cytotoxic α-dicarbonyl byproduct of glycolysis. Our bodies have several bio-defense systems to detoxify MG, including an enzymatic system by glyoxalase (GLO) 1 and GLO2. We identified a subtype of schizophrenia patients with novel mutations in the GLO1 gene that results in reductions of enzymatic activity. Moreover, we found that vitamin B6 (VB6) levels in peripheral blood of the schizophrenia patients with GLO1 dysfunction are significantly lower than that of healthy controls. However, the effects of GLO1 dysfunction and VB6 deficiency on the pathophysiology of schizophrenia remains poorly understood. Here, we generated a novel mouse model for this subgroup of schizophrenia patients by feeding Glo1 knockout mice VB6-deficent diets (KO/VB6(−)) and evaluated the combined effects of GLO1 dysfunction and VB6 deficiency on brain function. KO/VB6(−) mice accumulated homocysteine in plasma and MG in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), hippocampus, and striatum, and displayed behavioral deficits, such as impairments of social interaction and cognitive memory and a sensorimotor deficit in the prepulse inhibition test. Furthermore, we found aberrant gene expression related to mitochondria function in the PFC of the KO/VB6(−) mice by RNA-sequencing and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Finally, we demonstrated abnormal mitochondrial respiratory function and subsequently enhanced oxidative stress in the PFC of KO/VB6(−) mice in the PFC. These findings suggest that the combination of GLO1 dysfunction and VB6 deficiency may cause the observed behavioral deficits via mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the PFC. A combination of Glo1 KO and VB6 deficiency induces MG accumulation in the brain. Glo1 KO/VB6(−) mice exhibit schizophrenia-like behavioral deficits. Gene expression related to mitochondria is impaired in the PFC of the Glo1 KO/VB6(−). Mitochondria in the PFC of the Glo1 KO/VB6(−) mice show respiratory dysfunction. Oxidative stress is enhanced in the PFC of the Glo1 KO/VB6(−).
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- Kazuya Toriumi
- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan; Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29403, USA
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo 204-8588, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA; Center for Medical Research and Education, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan; Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan; Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Medicine and Therapy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Shinshu University, Nagano, 390-8621, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo 204-8588, Japan
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- Division of Molecular Medicine and Therapy, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9111, USA
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- Schizophrenia Research Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan.
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Targeting Methylglyoxal in Diabetic Kidney Disease Using the Mitochondria-Targeted Compound MitoGamide. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13051457. [PMID: 33922959 PMCID: PMC8145135 DOI: 10.3390/nu13051457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains the number one cause of end-stage renal disease in the western world. In experimental diabetes, mitochondrial dysfunction in the kidney precedes the development of DKD. Reactive 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds, such as methylglyoxal, are generated from sugars both endogenously during diabetes and exogenously during food processing. Methylglyoxal is thought to impair the mitochondrial function and may contribute to the pathogenesis of DKD. Here, we sought to target methylglyoxal within the mitochondria using MitoGamide, a mitochondria-targeted dicarbonyl scavenger, in an experimental model of diabetes. Male 6-week-old heterozygous Akita mice (C57BL/6-Ins2-Akita/J) or wildtype littermates were randomized to receive MitoGamide (10 mg/kg/day) or a vehicle by oral gavage for 16 weeks. MitoGamide did not alter the blood glucose control or body composition. Akita mice exhibited hallmarks of DKD including albuminuria, hyperfiltration, glomerulosclerosis, and renal fibrosis, however, after 16 weeks of treatment, MitoGamide did not substantially improve the renal phenotype. Complex-I-linked mitochondrial respiration was increased in the kidney of Akita mice which was unaffected by MitoGamide. Exploratory studies using transcriptomics identified that MitoGamide induced changes to olfactory signaling, immune system, respiratory electron transport, and post-translational protein modification pathways. These findings indicate that targeting methylglyoxal within the mitochondria using MitoGamide is not a valid therapeutic approach for DKD and that other mitochondrial targets or processes upstream should be the focus of therapy.
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Guillon C, Ferraro S, Clément S, Bouschbacher M, Sigaudo-Roussel D, Bonod C. Glycation by glyoxal leads to profound changes in the behavior of dermal fibroblasts. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2021; 9:9/1/e002091. [PMID: 33903117 PMCID: PMC8076933 DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Diabetes is a worldwide health problem that is associated with severe complications. Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) such as Nε-(carboxymethyl)lysine, which result from chronic hyperglycemia, accumulate in the skin of patients with diabetes. The effect of AGEs on fibroblast functionality and their impact on wound healing are still poorly understood. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS To investigate this, we treated cultured human fibroblasts with 0.6 mM glyoxal to induce acute glycation. The behavior of fibroblasts was analyzed by time-lapse monolayer wounding healing assay, seahorse technology and atomic force microscopy. Production of extracellular matrix was studied by transmission electronic microscopy and western blot. Lipid metabolism was investigated by staining of lipid droplets (LDs) with BODIPY 493/503. RESULTS We found that the proliferative and migratory capacities of the cells were greatly reduced by glycation, which could be explained by an increase in fibroblast tensile strength. Measurement of the cellular energy balance did not indicate that there was a change in the rate of oxygen consumption of the fibroblasts. Assessment of collagen I revealed that glyoxal did not influence type I collagen secretion although it did disrupt collagen I maturation and it prevented its deposition in the extracellular matrix. We noted a pronounced increase in the number of LDs after glyoxal treatment. AMPK phosphorylation was reduced by glyoxal treatment but it was not responsible for the accumulation of LDs. CONCLUSION Glyoxal promotes a change in fibroblast behavior in favor of lipogenic activity that could be involved in delaying wound healing.
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- Cécile Guillon
- Urgo Research Innovation and Development, Chenôve, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, LBTI UMR 5305, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, LBTI UMR 5305, Lyon, France
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- Urgo Research Innovation and Development, Chenôve, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, LBTI UMR 5305, Lyon, France
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Schalkwijk CG, Stehouwer CDA. Methylglyoxal, a Highly Reactive Dicarbonyl Compound, in Diabetes, Its Vascular Complications, and Other Age-Related Diseases. Physiol Rev 2020; 100:407-461. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00001.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The formation and accumulation of methylglyoxal (MGO), a highly reactive dicarbonyl compound, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes, vascular complications of diabetes, and several other age-related chronic inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and disorders of the central nervous system. MGO is mainly formed as a byproduct of glycolysis and, under physiological circumstances, detoxified by the glyoxalase system. MGO is the major precursor of nonenzymatic glycation of proteins and DNA, subsequently leading to the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). MGO and MGO-derived AGEs can impact on organs and tissues affecting their functions and structure. In this review we summarize the formation of MGO, the detoxification of MGO by the glyoxalase system, and the biochemical pathways through which MGO is linked to the development of diabetes, vascular complications of diabetes, and other age-related diseases. Although interventions to treat MGO-associated complications are not yet available in the clinical setting, several strategies to lower MGO have been developed over the years. We will summarize several new directions to target MGO stress including glyoxalase inducers and MGO scavengers. Targeting MGO burden may provide new therapeutic applications to mitigate diseases in which MGO plays a crucial role.
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- C. G. Schalkwijk
- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Shopit A, Niu M, Wang H, Tang Z, Li X, Tesfaldet T, Ai J, Ahmad N, Al-Azab M, Tang Z. Protection of diabetes-induced kidney injury by phosphocreatine via the regulation of ERK/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. Life Sci 2019; 242:117248. [PMID: 31899224 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.117248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Revised: 12/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Diabetic nephropathy is the most common long-term complication of diabetes mellitus. The Methylglyoxal (MGO) production is mainly by metabolic pathways, such as lipolysis and glycolysis, its increases in the DM enhances oxidative stress and plays a crucial role in the diabetic nephrotic pathogenesis. Phosphocreatine (PCr) can improve lipopolysaccharide, ox-LDL-induced atherosclerosis, and alleviate vascular endothelial cell injury in diabetes. The aim of our present study is to examine the potential role of phosphocreatine (PCr) as a molecule protects against diabetes-induced Kidney Injury in-vitro and in-vivo through ERK/Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. NRK-52E cells treatment with PCr obviously suppressed MGO-induced change of viability, apoptosis, coupled with decreased Bax/Bcl-2ratio, casapse-9 and caspase-3expressions. We determined the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) using membrane permeable fluorescent probe DCFH-DA as well as intracellular calcium by flow cytometry. ERK, Nrf2 and HO-1 expressions were determined by Western blot. PCr pretreatment significantly returned the oxidative stress enzymes to normal condition in-vitro and in-vivo. PCr pretreatment significantly reduced apoptosis, calcium and ROS production, induced by MGO, in NRK-52E cells. Moreover, pretreatment with PCr significantly inhibited cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-9 and p-ERK expressions, while increased Nrf-2 and HO-1 expressions. Furthermore, PCr pretreatment significantly decreased p-ERK expression of MGO-induced injury in NRK-52E cells transfected with p-ERK cDNA. In conclusion, the renal protective effect of PCr in-vitro and in-vivo depends on suppressing apoptosis and ROS generation through ERK mediated Nrf-2/HO-1 pathway, suggesting that PCr may be a novel therapeutic candidate for the diabetic nephropathy treatment.
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- Abdullah Shopit
- Acad integrated Med & Collage of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Acad integrated Med & Collage of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Acad integrated Med & Collage of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130000, China
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- Second Clinical College, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Acad integrated Med & Collage of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Acad integrated Med & Collage of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Acad integrated Med & Collage of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Department of immunology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China
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- Acad integrated Med & Collage of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian 116044, China.
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Griggs RB, Yermakov LM, Drouet DE, Nguyen DVM, Susuki K. Methylglyoxal Disrupts Paranodal Axoglial Junctions via Calpain Activation. ASN Neuro 2019; 10:1759091418766175. [PMID: 29673258 PMCID: PMC5944142 DOI: 10.1177/1759091418766175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Nodes of Ranvier and associated paranodal and juxtaparanodal domains along myelinated axons are essential for normal function of the peripheral and central nervous systems. Disruption of these domains as well as increases in the reactive carbonyl species methylglyoxal are implicated as a pathophysiology common to a wide variety of neurological diseases. Here, using an ex vivo nerve exposure model, we show that increasing methylglyoxal produces paranodal disruption, evidenced by disorganized immunostaining of axoglial cell-adhesion proteins, in both sciatic and optic nerves from wild-type mice. Consistent with previous studies showing that increase of methylglyoxal can alter intracellular calcium homeostasis, we found upregulated activity of the calcium-activated protease calpain in sciatic nerves after methylglyoxal exposure. Methylglyoxal exposure altered clusters of proteins that are known as calpain substrates: ezrin in Schwann cell microvilli at the perinodal area and zonula occludens 1 in Schwann cell autotypic junctions at paranodes. Finally, treatment with the calpain inhibitor calpeptin ameliorated methylglyoxal-evoked ezrin loss and paranodal disruption in both sciatic and optic nerves. Our findings strongly suggest that elevated methylglyoxal levels and subsequent calpain activation contribute to the disruption of specialized axoglial domains along myelinated nerve fibers in neurological diseases.
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- Ryan B Griggs
- 1 Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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- 1 Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA
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Wang XJ, Ma SB, Liu ZF, Li H, Gao WY. Elevated levels of α-dicarbonyl compounds in the plasma of type II diabetics and their relevance with diabetic nephropathy. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2018; 1106-1107:19-25. [PMID: 30639946 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2018.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The presence of α‑dicarbonyl compounds (α-DCs) in vivo has been associated with the development of complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) and also with other chronic diseases. Therefore, quantitative analysis of α-DCs in body fluids is crucial to understand their roles in the formation of these chronic diseases. We established in this study a practical HPLC-UV method to measure 3‑deoxyglucosone (3-DG), glyoxal (GO), methylglyoxal (MGO), diacetyl (DA), and pentane‑2,3‑dione (PD) in blood plasma using 4‑(2,3‑dimethyl‑6‑quinoxalinyl)‑1,2‑benzenediamine (DQB) as a derivatizing reagent. The derivatizing reaction could be carried out quickly under mild conditions and the HPLC determination is simple, sensitive, and easy to operate. The recoveries of the α-DCs are between 85.26% and 110.20% (intra-day) and 87.25% and 103.18% (inter-day); the RSDs are between 1.28% and 5.69% (intra-day) and 2.26% and 6.34% (inter-day). We found the plasma levels of 3-DG, GO, and MGO in the diabetic patients are all significantly higher than those in healthy subjects. The results also show that the contents of GO and MGO in diabetic nephropathy (DN) patients are both significantly higher than those in simple T2DM patients. Moreover, it is found for the first time that the plasma level of GO might be a potential predictor of DN. The developed method would be useful for the measurements of the plasma α-DCs and the data acquired could be informative in the diagnosis of DM complications.
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- Xin-Jie Wang
- National Engineering Research Center for Miniaturized Detection Systems and College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, 229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Miniaturized Detection Systems and College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, 229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, China
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- Friendship Hospital of Shaanxi Province, 227 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710000, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Miniaturized Detection Systems and College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, 229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Miniaturized Detection Systems and College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, 229 North Taibai Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710069, China.
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Suh KS, Chon S, Choi EM. Protective effects of piceatannol on methylglyoxal-induced cytotoxicity in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. Free Radic Res 2018; 52:712-723. [DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2018.1467010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Kwang Sik Suh
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-gu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-gu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-gu, Republic of Korea
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Bellahcène A, Nokin MJ, Castronovo V, Schalkwijk C. Methylglyoxal-derived stress: An emerging biological factor involved in the onset and progression of cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2018; 49:64-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2017.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Revised: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Signaling in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Oxidative Stress and Beyond. Semin Nephrol 2018; 38:101-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2018.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Antognelli C, Talesa VN. Glyoxalases in Urological Malignancies. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19020415. [PMID: 29385039 PMCID: PMC5855637 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19020415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Urological cancers include a spectrum of malignancies affecting organs of the reproductive and/or urinary systems, such as prostate, kidney, bladder, and testis. Despite improved primary prevention, detection and treatment, urological cancers are still characterized by an increasing incidence and mortality worldwide. While advances have been made towards understanding the molecular bases of these diseases, a complete understanding of the pathological mechanisms remains an unmet research goal that is essential for defining safer pharmacological therapies and prognostic factors, especially for the metastatic stage of these malignancies for which no effective therapies are currently being used. Glyoxalases, consisting of glyoxalase 1 (Glo1) and glyoxalase 2 (Glo2), are enzymes that catalyze the glutathione-dependent metabolism of cytotoxic methylglyoxal (MG), thus protecting against cellular damage and apoptosis. They are generally overexpressed in numerous cancers as a survival strategy by providing a safeguard through enhancement of MG detoxification. Increasing evidence suggests that glyoxalases, especially Glo1, play an important role in the initiation and progression of urological malignancies. In this review, we highlight the critical role of glyoxalases as regulators of tumorigenesis in the prostate through modulation of various critical signaling pathways, and provide an overview of the current knowledge on glyoxalases in bladder, kidney and testis cancers. We also discuss the promise and challenges for Glo1 inhibitors as future anti-prostate cancer (PCa) therapeutics and the potential of glyoxalases as biomarkers for PCa diagnosis.
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- Cinzia Antognelli
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, 06132 Perugia, Italy.
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Lee KH, Choi EM. Effects of bergenin on methylglyoxal-induced damage in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. J Appl Toxicol 2017; 38:585-593. [PMID: 29148590 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Bergenin is the main chemical constituent of plants in the genus Bergenia, which are used in traditional medicines. Methylglyoxal (MG), a highly reactive dicarbonyl compound, is the major precursor for forming advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Pretreating MC3T3-E1 cells with bergenin prevented MG-induced protein adduct formation. Bergenin inhibited the MG-induced soluble receptor for AGE (sRAGE), interleukin, reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial superoxide production. Additionally bergenin increased glyoxalase I activity, glutathione, heme oxygenase-1 and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 levels in the presence of MG. Pretreatment with bergenin before MG exposure reduced MG-induced mitochondrial dysfunction by preventing mitochondrial membrane potential dissipation, loss of adenosine triphosphate and reduced adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase. These results demonstrate that bergenin may prevent the development of diabetic osteopathy.
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- Kyung Hee Lee
- Department of Food Service Management, Kyung Hee University, 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-701, Republic of Korea
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Suh KS, Choi EM, Jung WW, Kim YJ, Hong SM, Park SY, Rhee SY, Chon S. Deoxyactein protects pancreatic β-cells against methylglyoxal-induced oxidative cell damage by the upregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis. Int J Mol Med 2017. [PMID: 28627583 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is one of the major precursors of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which are considered to be one of the causes of diabetes and its complications. The root and rhizomes of black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) have long been used medicinally, and deoxyactein is one of its major constituents. In the present study, the protective effects of deoxyactein against MG-induced oxidative cell damage were investigated in insulin-producing pancreatic β-cells. We found that deoxyactein protected the pancreatic β-cells against MG-induced cell death. Pre-treatment with deoxyactein significantly reduced the levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), cardiolipin peroxidation, and protein adduct accumulation induced by MG. Pre-treatment of the cells with deoxyactein restored glyoxalase I activity and insulin secretion which were reduced by MG, and increased the mRNA expression of insulin 2 (INS2) and pancreatic and duodenal homeobox protein-1 (PDX-1). It also increased the levels of endogenous antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX). Furthermore, treatment with deoxyactein increased the levels of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ co-activator-1α (PGC-1α). These findings indicate that deoxyactein may exert beneficial effects on pancreatic β-cells via the upregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis. Taken together, these results suggest that deoxyactein may be used for the prevention of pancreatic β-cell damage.
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- Kwang Sik Suh
- Research Institute of Endocrinology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, Chungbuk 360-764, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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Mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum dysfunction and related defense mechanisms in critical illness-induced multiple organ failure. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2017; 1863:2534-2545. [PMID: 28219766 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Patients with critical illness-induced multiple organ failure suffer from a very high morbidity and mortality, despite major progress in intensive care. The pathogenesis of this condition is complex and incompletely understood. Inadequate tissue perfusion and an overwhelming inflammatory response with pronounced cellular damage have been suggested to play an important role, but interventions targeting these disturbances largely failed to improve patient outcome. Hence, new therapeutic perspectives are urgently needed. Cellular dysfunction, hallmarked by mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress, is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to the development of organ failure in critical illness. Several cellular defense mechanisms are normally activated when the cell is in distress, but may fail or respond insufficiently to critical illness. This insight may open new therapeutic options by stimulating these cellular defense mechanisms. This review summarizes the current understanding of the role of mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress in critical illness-induced multiple organ failure and gives an overview of the corresponding cellular defense mechanisms. Therapeutic perspectives based on these cellular defense mechanisms are discussed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Immune and Metabolic Alterations in Trauma and Sepsis edited by Dr. Raghavan Raju.
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Yusuksawad M, Chaiyabutr N. The beneficial effect of long-term supplementation of vitamin C on renal mitochondrial disturbances in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. ASIAN BIOMED 2017. [DOI: 10.5372/1905-7415.0502.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Background: Oxidative stress induces renal dysfunction in diabetes, in which renal mitochondrial disturbance was implicated. Vitamin C (VC) supplementation may ameliorate the renal dysfunction in diabetics. However, it is not clear whether VC supplementation is effective for renal mitochondrial disturbances in diabetes.
Objective: Investigate whether long-term continuous VC supplementation could ameliorate the renal mitochondrial disturbances in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.
Methods: Thirty-five male Sprague-Dawley rats were used, and diabetes was induced by an injection of STZ. The rats were divided into three groups: control rats (CON), STZ-induced diabetic rats (STZ), and diabetic rats supplemented by vitamin C (STZ-VC). The CON and STZ rats were given tap water, while STZ-VC rats received VC (1 g/L) every day for eight, 24 and 52 weeks. The kidney was isolated and homogenized. Oxygen comsumption (Vo2) was measured in mitochondria homogenate using an oxygen consumption monitor. Based on Vo2 tracings, the respiration control index (RCI) and P/O ratio (= ADP/ O ratio) were measured at week 8, 24 and 52.
Results: At week eight, using either glutamate plus malate (for site I) or succinate (for site II) as substrates, both RCI and P/O ratio were not significantly different among three groups. The P/O ratio in STZ and STZ-VC rats increased from eight to 52 weeks after VC supplementation. At week 24, the P/O ratio at site II was normalized in STZ-VC rat. The increased P/O ratio (only site I) and the increased RCI (only site II) of STZ-VC rats were slower than those of STZ rats.
Conclusion: Short-term VC supplementation might not influence the renal mitochondrial activity. The long-term VC supplementation could ameliorate the mitochondrial disturbances induced in STZ-induced diabetic rats.
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- Mariem Yusuksawad
- Ph. D, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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Jensen TM, Vistisen D, Fleming T, Nawroth PP, Rossing P, Jørgensen ME, Lauritzen T, Sandbaek A, Witte DR. Methylglyoxal is associated with changes in kidney function among individuals with screen-detected Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabet Med 2016; 33:1625-1631. [PMID: 27504739 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AIMS The glycolysis-derived metabolite methylglyoxal has been linked to clinical microvascular complications, including diabetic nephropathy. We aimed to further investigate the hypothesis that methylglyoxal is involved in decline in renal function by assessing the associations between measures of renal function during a 6-year follow-up in 1481 people with screen-detected Type 2 diabetes, as part of the Danish arm of the ADDITION-Europe trial (ADDITION-DK). METHODS Biobank serum samples collected at ADDITION-DK baseline (2001-2006) and follow-up (2009-2010) were used in the current analysis of methylglyoxal. We assessed cross-sectional baseline and longitudinal associations between methylglyoxal and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) or estimated GFR (eGFR), and between methylglyoxal and categories of albuminuria or reduced eGFR. RESULTS Baseline methylglyoxal was positively associated with ACR at baseline (12% higher ACR per doubling in methylglyoxal levels), and change in methylglyoxal during 6 years of follow-up was inversely associated with change in eGFR (-1.6 ml/min/1.73 m2 per doubling in methylglyoxal change), in models adjusted for age, sex, HbA1c , systolic blood pressure, anti-hypertensive treatment, LDL-cholesterol, lipid-lowering treatment, C-reactive protein and smoking. CONCLUSIONS In a population of people with screen-detected Type 2 diabetes, we observed associations between methylglyoxal and markers of renal function: 6-year change in methylglyoxal was inversely associated with 6-year change in eGFR. Also, methylglyoxal at baseline was positively associated with ACR at baseline. Our study lends further support to a role for methylglyoxal in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy.
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- T M Jensen
- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I and Clinical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
- National Institute of Public Health, Southern Denmark University, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Danish Diabetes Academy, Odense, Denmark
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Thangthaeng N, Poulose SM, Miller MG, Shukitt-Hale B. Preserving Brain Function in Aging: The Anti-glycative Potential of Berry Fruit. Neuromolecular Med 2016; 18:465-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s12017-016-8400-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Chang TJ, Tseng HC, Liu MW, Chang YC, Hsieh ML, Chuang LM. Glucagon-like peptide-1 prevents methylglyoxal-induced apoptosis of beta cells through improving mitochondrial function and suppressing prolonged AMPK activation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23403. [PMID: 26997114 PMCID: PMC4800673 DOI: 10.1038/srep23403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Accumulation of methylglyoxal (MG) contributes to glucotoxicity and mediates beta cell apoptosis. The molecular mechanism by which GLP-1 protects MG-induced beta cell apoptosis remains unclear. Metformin is a first-line drug for treating type 2 diabetes associated with AMPK activation. However, whether metformin prevents MG-induced beta cell apoptosis is controversial. Here, we explored the signaling pathway involved in the anti-apoptotic effect of GLP-1, and investigated whether metformin had an anti-apoptotic effect on beta cells. MG treatment induced apoptosis of beta cells, impaired mitochondrial function, and prolonged activation of AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK). The MG-induced pro-apoptotic effects were abolished by an AMPK inhibitor. Pretreatment of GLP-1 reversed MG-induced apoptosis, and mitochondrial dysfunction, and suppressed prolonged AMPK activation. Pretreatment of GLP-1 reversed AMPK activator 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide riboside (AICAR)-induced apoptosis, and suppressed prolonged AMPK activation. However, metformin neither leads to beta cell apoptosis nor ameliorates MG-induced beta cell apoptosis. In parallel, GLP-1 also prevents MG-induced beta cell apoptosis through PKA and PI3K-dependent pathway. In conclusion, these data indicates GLP-1 but not metformin protects MG-induced beta cell apoptosis through improving mitochondrial function, and alleviating the prolonged AMPK activation. Whether adding GLP-1 to metformin provides better beta cell survival and delays disease progression remains to be validated.
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- Tien-Jyun Chang
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University Medical College, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University Medical College, Taipei 10002, Taiwan.,Institute of Biomedical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11500, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics, National Taiwan University Medical College, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 10002, Taiwan.,Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University Medical College, Taipei 10002, Taiwan
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Mastrocola R, Nigro D, Cento AS, Chiazza F, Collino M, Aragno M. High-fructose intake as risk factor for neurodegeneration: Key role for carboxy methyllysine accumulation in mice hippocampal neurons. Neurobiol Dis 2016; 89:65-75. [PMID: 26851500 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Several studies indicate the involvement of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) in neurodegenerative diseases. Moreover, the rising consumption of fructose in industrialized countries has been related to cognitive impairment, but the impact of fructose-derived AGEs on hippocampus has never been investigated. The present study aimed to evaluate in the hippocampus of C57Bl/6 mice fed a standard (SD) or a 60% fructose (HFRT) diet for 12 weeks the production of the most studied AGEs, carboxy methyllysine (CML), focusing on the role of the glutathione-dependent enzyme glyoxalase (Glo-1), the main AGEs-detoxifying system, in relation to early signs of neuronal impairment. HFRT diet evoked CML accumulation in the cell body of pyramidal neurons, followed by RAGE/NFkB signaling activation. A widespread reactive gliosis and altered mitochondrial respiratory complexes activity have been evidenced in HFRT hippocampi, paralleled by oxidative stress increase due to impaired activity of Nrf2 signaling. In addition, a translocation of Glo-1 from axons toward cell body of pyramidal neurons has been observed in HFRT mice, in relation to CML accumulation. Despite increased expression of dimeric Glo-1, its enzymatic activity was not upregulated in HFRT hippocampi, due to reduced glutathione availability, thus failing to prevent CML accumulation. The prevention of CML production by administration of the specific inhibitor pyridoxamine was able to prevent all the fructose-induced hippocampal alterations. In conclusion, a high-fructose consumption, through CML accumulation and Glo-1 impairment, induces in the hippocampus the same molecular and metabolic alterations observed in early phases of neurodegenerative diseases, and can thus represent a risk factor for their onset.
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- Raffaella Mastrocola
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Suh KS, Chon S, Choi EM. Protective effects of honokiol against methylglyoxal-induced osteoblast damage. Chem Biol Interact 2016; 244:169-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2015.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Karumanchi DK, Gaillard ER, Dillon J. Early Diagnosis of Diabetes through the Eye. Photochem Photobiol 2015; 91:1497-504. [DOI: 10.1111/php.12524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Northern Illinois University; DeKalb IL
- Department of Biology; Northern Illinois University; DeKalb IL
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Northern Illinois University; DeKalb IL
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Bankapalli K, Saladi S, Awadia SS, Goswami AV, Samaddar M, D'Silva P. Robust glyoxalase activity of Hsp31, a ThiJ/DJ-1/PfpI family member protein, is critical for oxidative stress resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:26491-507. [PMID: 26370081 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m115.673624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Methylglyoxal (MG) is a reactive metabolic intermediate generated during various cellular biochemical reactions, including glycolysis. The accumulation of MG indiscriminately modifies proteins, including important cellular antioxidant machinery, leading to severe oxidative stress, which is implicated in multiple neurodegenerative disorders, aging, and cardiac disorders. Although cells possess efficient glyoxalase systems for detoxification, their functions are largely dependent on the glutathione cofactor, the availability of which is self-limiting under oxidative stress. Thus, higher organisms require alternate modes of reducing the MG-mediated toxicity and maintaining redox balance. In this report, we demonstrate that Hsp31 protein, a member of the ThiJ/DJ-1/PfpI family in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, plays an indispensable role in regulating redox homeostasis. Our results show that Hsp31 possesses robust glutathione-independent methylglyoxalase activity and suppresses MG-mediated toxicity and ROS levels as compared with another paralog, Hsp34. On the other hand, glyoxalase-defective mutants of Hsp31 were found highly compromised in regulating the ROS levels. Additionally, Hsp31 maintains cellular glutathione and NADPH levels, thus conferring protection against oxidative stress, and Hsp31 relocalizes to mitochondria to provide cytoprotection to the organelle under oxidative stress conditions. Importantly, human DJ-1, which is implicated in the familial form of Parkinson disease, complements the function of Hsp31 by suppressing methylglyoxal and oxidative stress, thus signifying the importance of these proteins in the maintenance of ROS homeostasis across phylogeny.
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- Kondalarao Bankapalli
- From the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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- From the Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560012, India
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The role of methylglyoxal and the glyoxalase system in diabetes and other age-related diseases. Clin Sci (Lond) 2015; 128:839-61. [PMID: 25818485 DOI: 10.1042/cs20140683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The formation and accumulation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) are related to diabetes and other age-related diseases. Methylglyoxal (MGO), a highly reactive dicarbonyl compound, is the major precursor in the formation of AGEs. MGO is mainly formed as a byproduct of glycolysis. Under physiological circumstances, MGO is detoxified by the glyoxalase system into D-lactate, with glyoxalase I (GLO1) as the key enzyme in the anti-glycation defence. New insights indicate that increased levels of MGO and the major MGO-derived AGE, methylglyoxal-derived hydroimidazolone 1 (MG-H1), and dysfunctioning of the glyoxalase system are linked to several age-related health problems, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and disorders of the central nervous system. The present review summarizes the mechanisms through which MGO is formed, its detoxification by the glyoxalase system and its effect on biochemical pathways in relation to the development of age-related diseases. Although several scavengers of MGO have been developed over the years, therapies to treat MGO-associated complications are not yet available for application in clinical practice. Small bioactive inducers of GLO1 can potentially form the basis for new treatment strategies for age-related disorders in which MGO plays a pivotal role.
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Suh KS, Rhee SY, Kim YS, Choi EM. Protective effect of liquiritigenin against methylglyoxal cytotoxicity in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Food Funct 2015; 5:1432-40. [PMID: 24789098 DOI: 10.1039/c4fo00127c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Methylglyoxal (MG), a reactive dicarbonyl compound, is a metabolic byproduct of glycolysis and elevated MG levels contribute to diabetic complications. Glycation reactions of MG with amino acids can induce oxidative stress, leading to subsequent cytotoxicity. In the present study, the effect of liquiritigenin on MG-induced cytotoxicity was investigated using osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Pretreatment of MC3T3-E1 cells with liquiritigenin prevented the MG-induced cell death and production of protein adduct, intracellular reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial superoxide, cardiolipin peroxidation, and TNF-α in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. In addition, liquiritigenin increased the activity of glyoxalase I inhibited by MG. These findings suggest that liquiritigenin provides a protective action against MG-induced cell damage by reducing oxidative stress and by increasing MG detoxification. Pretreatment with liquiritigenin prior to MG exposure reduced MG-induced mitochondrial dysfunction by preventing mitochondrial membrane potential dissipation and adenosine triphosphate loss. Additionally, the nitric oxide and PGC-1α levels were significantly increased by liquiritigenin, suggesting that liquiritigenin may induce mitochondrial biogenesis. Our findings indicate that liquiritigenin might exert its therapeutic effects via enhancement of glyoxalase I activity and mitochondrial function, and anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Taken together, liquiritigenin has potential as a preventive agent against the development of diabetic osteopathy related to MG-induced oxidative stress in diabetes.
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- Kwang Sik Suh
- Research Institute of Endocrinology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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Rajasekar P, O'Neill CL, Eeles L, Stitt AW, Medina RJ. Epigenetic Changes in Endothelial Progenitors as a Possible Cellular Basis for Glycemic Memory in Diabetic Vascular Complications. J Diabetes Res 2015; 2015:436879. [PMID: 26106624 PMCID: PMC4464584 DOI: 10.1155/2015/436879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Revised: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The vascular complications of diabetes significantly impact the quality of life and mortality in diabetic patients. Extensive evidence from various human clinical trials has clearly established that a period of poor glycemic control early in the disease process carries negative consequences, such as an increase in the development and progression of vascular complications that becomes evident many years later. Importantly, intensive glycemic control established later in the disease process cannot reverse or slow down the onset or progression of diabetic vasculopathy. This has been named the glycemic memory phenomenon. Scientists have successfully modelled glycemic memory using various in vitro and in vivo systems. This review emphasizes that oxidative stress and accumulation of advanced glycation end products are key factors driving glycemic memory in endothelial cells. Furthermore, various epigenetic marks have been proposed to closely associate with vascular glycemic memory. In addition, we comment on the importance of endothelial progenitors and their role as endogenous vasoreparative cells that are negatively impacted by the diabetic milieu and may constitute a "carrier" of glycemic memory. Considering the potential of endothelial progenitor-based cytotherapies, future studies on their glycemic memory are warranted to develop epigenetics-based therapeutics targeting diabetic vascular complications.
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- Poojitha Rajasekar
- Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Biomedical Science, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT12 6BA, UK
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Tikellis C, Pickering RJ, Tsorotes D, Huet O, Cooper ME, Jandeleit-Dahm K, Thomas MC. Dicarbonyl stress in the absence of hyperglycemia increases endothelial inflammation and atherogenesis similar to that observed in diabetes. Diabetes 2014; 63:3915-25. [PMID: 24812427 DOI: 10.2337/db13-0932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The deleterious effects of high glucose levels and enhanced metabolic flux on the vasculature are thought to be mediated by the generation of toxic metabolites, including reactive dicarbonyls like methylglyoxal (MG). In this article, we demonstrate that increasing plasma MG to levels observed in diabetic mice either using an exogenous source (1% in drinking water) or generated following inhibition, its primary clearance enzyme, glyoxalase-1 (with 50 mg/kg IP bromobenzyl-glutathione cyclopentyl diester every second day), was able to increase vascular adhesion and augment atherogenesis in euglycemic apolipoprotein E knockout mice to a similar magnitude as that observed in hyperglycemic mice with diabetes. The effects of MG appear partly mediated by activation of the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE), as deletion of RAGE was able to reduce inflammation and atherogenesis associated with MG exposure. However, RAGE deletion did not completely prevent inflammation or vascular damage, possibly because the induction of mitochondrial oxidative stress by dicarbonyls also contributes to inflammation and atherogenesis. Such data would suggest that a synergistic combination of RAGE antagonism and antioxidants may offer the greatest utility for the prevention and management of diabetic vascular complications.
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- Chris Tikellis
- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Central Clinical School, Clinical Hematology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Intensive Care Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Employing in vitro analysis to test the potency of methylglyoxal in inducing the formation of amyloid-like aggregates of caprine brain cystatin. Amino Acids 2014; 47:135-46. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-014-1848-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Choi EM, Suh KS, Rhee SY, Kim YS. Inhibitory effect of paeoniflorin on methylglyoxal-mediated oxidative stress in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 21:1170-1177. [PMID: 24916708 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2014.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2014] [Revised: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 05/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Methylglyoxal (MG) has been suggested to be one major source of intracellular reactive carbonyl compounds. In the present study, the effect of paeoniflorin on MG-induced cytotoxicity was investigated using osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. METHODS Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells were pre-incubated with paeoniflorin before treatment with MG, and markers of oxidative damage and mitochondrial function were examined. RESULTS Pretreatment of MC3T3-E1 cells with paeoniflorin prevented the MG-induced cell death and formation of intracellular reactive oxygen species, cardiolipin peroxidation, and protein adduct in osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. In addition, paeoniflorin increased glutathione level and restored the activity of glyoxalase I to almost the control level. These findings suggest that paeoniflorin provide a protective action against MG-induced cell damage by reducing oxidative stress and by increasing MG detoxification system. Pretreatment with paeoniflorin prior to MG exposure reduced MG-induced mitochondrial dysfunction by preventing mitochondrial membrane potential dissipation and adenosine triphosphate loss. Additionally, the nitric oxide and nuclear respiratory factor 1 levels were significantly increased by paeoniflorin, suggesting that paeoniflorin may induce mitochondrial biogenesis. Paeoniflorin treatment decreased the levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-6. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that paeoniflorin might exert its therapeutic effects via upregulation of glyoxalase system and mitochondrial function. Taken together, paeoniflorin may prove to be an effective treatment for diabeteic osteopathy.
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- Eun Mi Choi
- Department of Food & Nutrition, Kyung Hee University, 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute of Endocrinology, Kyung Hee University Hospital, 1, Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea
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Cardoso S, Carvalho C, Marinho R, Simões A, Sena CM, Matafome P, Santos MS, Seiça RM, Moreira PI. Effects of methylglyoxal and pyridoxamine in rat brain mitochondria bioenergetics and oxidative status. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2014; 46:347-55. [PMID: 24831520 DOI: 10.1007/s10863-014-9551-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Pun PBL, Logan A, Darley-Usmar V, Chacko B, Johnson MS, Huang GW, Rogatti S, Prime TA, Methner C, Krieg T, Fearnley IM, Larsen L, Larsen DS, Menger KE, Collins Y, James AM, Kumar GDK, Hartley RC, Smith RAJ, Murphy MP. A mitochondria-targeted mass spectrometry probe to detect glyoxals: implications for diabetes. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 67:437-50. [PMID: 24316194 PMCID: PMC3978666 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2013] [Revised: 11/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The glycation of protein and nucleic acids that occurs as a consequence of hyperglycemia disrupts cell function and contributes to many pathologies, including those associated with diabetes and aging. Intracellular glycation occurs after the generation of the reactive 1,2-dicarbonyls methylglyoxal and glyoxal, and disruption of mitochondrial function is associated with hyperglycemia. However, the contribution of these reactive dicarbonyls to mitochondrial damage in pathology is unclear owing to uncertainties about their levels within mitochondria in cells and in vivo. To address this we have developed a mitochondria-targeted reagent (MitoG) designed to assess the levels of mitochondrial dicarbonyls within cells. MitoG comprises a lipophilic triphenylphosphonium cationic function, which directs the molecules to mitochondria within cells, and an o-phenylenediamine moiety that reacts with dicarbonyls to give distinctive and stable products. The extent of accumulation of these diagnostic heterocyclic products can be readily and sensitively quantified by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, enabling changes to be determined. Using the MitoG-based analysis we assessed the formation of methylglyoxal and glyoxal in response to hyperglycemia in cells in culture and in the Akita mouse model of diabetes in vivo. These findings indicated that the levels of methylglyoxal and glyoxal within mitochondria increase during hyperglycemia both in cells and in vivo, suggesting that they can contribute to the pathological mitochondrial dysfunction that occurs in diabetes and aging.
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- Pamela Boon Li Pun
- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Centre for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Centre for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Centre for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Centre for Free Radical Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Centre for the Chemical Research of Ageing, WestCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Centre for the Chemical Research of Ageing, WestCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK.
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Li YC, Shih YM, Lee JA. Gentamicin caused renal injury deeply related to methylglyoxal and Nɛ-(carboxyethyl)lysine (CEL). Toxicol Lett 2013; 219:85-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2013.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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It is increasingly apparent that not only is a cure for the current worldwide diabetes epidemic required, but also for its major complications, affecting both small and large blood vessels. These complications occur in the majority of individuals with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Among the most prevalent microvascular complications are kidney disease, blindness, and amputations, with current therapies only slowing disease progression. Impaired kidney function, exhibited as a reduced glomerular filtration rate, is also a major risk factor for macrovascular complications, such as heart attacks and strokes. There have been a large number of new therapies tested in clinical trials for diabetic complications, with, in general, rather disappointing results. Indeed, it remains to be fully defined as to which pathways in diabetic complications are essentially protective rather than pathological, in terms of their effects on the underlying disease process. Furthermore, seemingly independent pathways are also showing significant interactions with each other to exacerbate pathology. Interestingly, some of these pathways may not only play key roles in complications but also in the development of diabetes per se. This review aims to comprehensively discuss the well validated, as well as putative mechanisms involved in the development of diabetic complications. In addition, new fields of research, which warrant further investigation as potential therapeutic targets of the future, will be highlighted.
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- Josephine M Forbes
- Diabetes Division, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
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Li W, Maloney RE, Circu ML, Alexander JS, Aw TY. Acute carbonyl stress induces occludin glycation and brain microvascular endothelial barrier dysfunction: role for glutathione-dependent metabolism of methylglyoxal. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 54:51-61. [PMID: 23108103 PMCID: PMC3742316 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.10.552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Revised: 10/06/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We recently demonstrated that methylglyoxal (MG) induced apoptosis of brain microvascular endothelial cells (IHECs) that was preceded by glutathione (GSH) depletion. Here, we test the hypothesis that MG induces occludin glycation and disrupts IHEC barrier function, which is prevented by GSH-dependent MG metabolism. Exposure of IHECs to MG decreased transendothelial electrical resistance (TEER) in association with MG-adduct formation. A 65-kDa MG-glycated protein corresponded to occludin, which was confirmed by immunoprecipitation. Moreover, immunofluorescence staining showed that MG disrupted the architectural organization of ZO-1. Occludin glycation and ZO-1 disruption were prevented by N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Accordingly, TEER loss was abrogated by NAC (via GSH synthesis) and exacerbated by buthionine sulfoximine (BSO; GSH synthesis inhibitor). BSO treatment attenuated D-lactate production, consistent with a role for GSH in glyoxalase I-catalyzed MG elimination. Although MG increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, the ROS scavengers tempol and tiron did not block barrier disruption. This suggests that endogenously generated ROS were unlikely to be a major cause of or did not reach a threshold to elicit barrier failure as elicited by exogenous hydrogen peroxide (300-400 μM). Immunohistochemistry revealed a lower percentage of microvessels stained with anti-occludin, but a higher percentage stained with anti-MG in diabetic rat brain compared to controls. Western analyses confirmed the decrease in diabetic brain occludin expression, but an increase in glycated occludin levels. These results provide novel evidence that reactive carbonyl species can mediate occludin glycation in cerebral microvessels and in microvascular endothelial cells that contribute to barrier dysfunction, a process that was prevented by GSH through enhanced MG catabolism.
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- Corresponding author. Fax: +1 318 675 7393. (T.Y. Aw)
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Protein oxidative damage at the crossroads of cellular senescence, aging, and age-related diseases. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2012; 2012:919832. [PMID: 23125894 PMCID: PMC3483731 DOI: 10.1155/2012/919832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Protein damage mediated by oxidation, protein adducts formation with advanced glycated end products and with products of lipid peroxidation, has been implicated during aging and age-related diseases, such as neurodegenerative diseases. Increased protein modification has also been described upon replicative senescence of human fibroblasts, a valid model for studying aging in vitro. However, the mechanisms by which these modified proteins could impact on the development of the senescent phenotype and the pathogenesis of age-related diseases remain elusive. In this study, we performed in silico approaches to evidence molecular actors and cellular pathways affected by these damaged proteins. A database of proteins modified by carbonylation, glycation, and lipid peroxidation products during aging and age-related diseases was built and compared to those proteins identified during cellular replicative senescence in vitro. Common cellular pathways evidenced by enzymes involved in intermediate metabolism were found to be targeted by these modifications, although different tissues have been examined. These results underscore the potential effect of protein modification in the impairment of cellular metabolism during aging and age-related diseases.
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Bakala H, Hamelin M, Mary J, Borot-Laloi C, Friguet B. Catalase, a target of glycation damage in rat liver mitochondria with aging. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2012; 1822:1527-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2012.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Revised: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/31/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Altered glucose metabolism due to insulin resistance is a common feature of essential hypertension in humans and in animal models. Elevated endogenous aldehydes in genetic (spontaneously hypertensive rats) and acquired (fructose-induced hypertensive rats) models of essential hypertension may be due to increased production of the reactive aldehyde methylglyoxal, resulting from altered glucose metabolism. Excess methylglyoxal binds sulfhydryl groups of membrane proteins, altering calcium channels and increasing cytosolic free Ca(2+) and blood pressure. It has been demonstrated that methylglyoxal, when given in drinking water to Wistar-Kyoto rats, leads to an increase in kidney aldehyde conjugates, cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration, decreased serum nitric oxide, renal vascular hyperplasia and hypertension. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the diet of these animals prevented hypertension and associated biochemical and morphological changes. NAC normalizes blood pressure by directly binding to excess methylglyoxal, thus normalizing Ca(2+) channels, cytosolic Ca(2+) and nitric oxide. NAC also leads to increased levels of tissue glutathione, a storage form of cysteine. Glutathione acts as a cofactor in the enzymatic catabolism of methylglyoxal. Cysteine and other antioxidants, such as vitamins B(6), C and E, and lipoic acid, prevented hypertension and associated biochemical and morphological changes in both genetic and acquired rat models of hypertension. The antihypertensive effect of dietary antioxidants may be due to an increase in tissue cysteine and glutathione, which improves glucose metabolism and decreases tissue methylglyoxal. A diet rich in these antioxidants may be effective in preventing and controlling hypertension in humans.
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- Sudesh Vasdev
- Discipline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Pathological significance of mitochondrial glycation. Int J Cell Biol 2012; 2012:843505. [PMID: 22778743 PMCID: PMC3388455 DOI: 10.1155/2012/843505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 05/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Glycation, the nonenzymatic glycosylation of biomolecules, is commonly observed in diabetes and ageing. Reactive dicarbonyl species such as methylglyoxal and glyoxal are thought to be major physiological precursors of glycation. Because these dicarbonyls tend to be formed intracellularly, the levels of advanced glycation end products on cellular proteins are higher than on extracellular ones. The formation of glycation adducts within cells can have severe functional consequences such as inhibition of protein activity and promotion of DNA mutations. Although several lines of evidence suggest that there are specific mitochondrial targets of glycation, and mitochondrial dysfunction itself has been implicated in disease and ageing, it is unclear if glycation of biomolecules specifically within mitochondria induces dysfunction and contributes to disease pathology. We discuss here the possibility that mitochondrial glycation contributes to disease, focussing on diabetes, ageing, cancer, and neurodegeneration, and highlight the current limitations in our understanding of the pathological significance of mitochondrial glycation.
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Transcriptional control of glyoxalase 1 by Nrf2 provides a stress-responsive defence against dicarbonyl glycation. Biochem J 2012; 443:213-22. [PMID: 22188542 DOI: 10.1042/bj20111648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Abnormal cellular accumulation of the dicarbonyl metabolite MG (methylglyoxal) occurs on exposure to high glucose concentrations, inflammation, cell aging and senescence. It is associated with increased MG-adduct content of protein and DNA linked to increased DNA strand breaks and mutagenesis, mitochondrial dysfunction and ROS (reactive oxygen species) formation and cell detachment from the extracellular matrix. MG-mediated damage is countered by glutathione-dependent metabolism by Glo1 (glyoxalase 1). It is not known, however, whether Glo1 has stress-responsive up-regulation to counter periods of high MG concentration or dicarbonyl stress. We identified a functional ARE (antioxidant-response element) in the 5'-untranslated region of exon 1 of the mammalian Glo1 gene. Transcription factor Nrf2 (nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45 subunit-related factor 2) binds to this ARE, increasing basal and inducible expression of Glo1. Activators of Nrf2 induced increased Glo1 mRNA, protein and activity. Increased expression of Glo1 decreased cellular and extracellular concentrations of MG, MG-derived protein adducts, mutagenesis and cell detachment. Hepatic, brain, heart, kidney and lung Glo1 mRNA and protein were decreased in Nrf2-/- mice, and urinary excretion of MG protein and nucleotide adducts were increased approximately 2-fold. We conclude that dicarbonyl stress is countered by up-regulation of Glo1 in the Nrf2 stress-responsive system, protecting protein and DNA from increased damage and preserving cell function.
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Jack M, Wright D. Role of advanced glycation endproducts and glyoxalase I in diabetic peripheral sensory neuropathy. Transl Res 2012; 159:355-65. [PMID: 22500508 PMCID: PMC3329218 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2011.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Revised: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 12/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Diabetic neuropathy is the most common and debilitating complication of diabetes mellitus with more than half of all patients developing altered sensation as a result of damage to peripheral sensory neurons. Hyperglycemia results in altered nerve conduction velocities, loss of epidermal innervation, and development of painful or painless signs and symptoms in the feet and hands. Current research has been unable to determine whether a patient will develop insensate or painful neuropathy or be protected from peripheral nerve damage all together. One mechanism that has been recognized to have a role in the pathogenesis of sensory neuron damage is the process of reactive dicarbonyls forming advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) as a direct result of hyperglycemia. The glyoxalase system, composed of the enzymes glyoxalase I (GLO1) and glyoxalase II, is the main detoxification pathway involved in breaking down toxic reactive dicarbonyls before producing carbonyl stress and forming AGEs on proteins, lipids, or nucleic acids. This review discusses AGEs, GLO1, their role in diabetic neuropathy, and potential therapeutic targets of the AGE pathway.
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- Megan Jack
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Harcourt BE, Sourris KC, Coughlan MT, Walker KZ, Dougherty SL, Andrikopoulos S, Morley AL, Thallas-Bonke V, Chand V, Penfold SA, de Courten MP, Thomas MC, Kingwell BA, Bierhaus A, Cooper ME, Courten BD, Forbes JM. Targeted reduction of advanced glycation improves renal function in obesity. Kidney Int 2011; 80:190-8. [DOI: 10.1038/ki.2011.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Diabetes is characterized by accelerated atherosclerosis with widely distributed vascular lesions. An important mechanism by which hyperglycaemia contributes to vascular injury is through the extensive intracellular and extracellular formation of AGEs (advanced glycation end products). AGEs represent a heterogeneous group of proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, irreversibly cross-linked with reducing sugars. AGEs are implicated in the atherosclerotic process, either directly or via receptor-mediated mechanisms, the most extensively studied receptor being RAGE (receptor for AGEs). The AGE–RAGE interaction alters cellular signalling, promotes gene expression and enhances the release of pro-inflammatory molecules. It elicits the generation of oxidative stress in numerous cell types. The importance of the AGE–RAGE interaction and downstream pathways leading to injurious effects as a result of chronic hyperglycaemia in the development, progression and instability of diabetic atherosclerotic lesions has been amply demonstrated in animal studies. Moreover, the deleterious link of AGEs with diabetic vascular complications has been suggested in many human studies. In the present review, our current understanding of their role as an important mediator of vascular injury through the various stages of atherosclerosis in diabetes will be reviewed and critically assessed.
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Lu J, Randell E, Han Y, Adeli K, Krahn J, Meng QH. Increased plasma methylglyoxal level, inflammation, and vascular endothelial dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy. Clin Biochem 2011; 44:307-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Revised: 11/11/2010] [Accepted: 11/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Methylglyoxal alters the function and stability of critical components of the protein quality control. PLoS One 2010; 5:e13007. [PMID: 20885985 PMCID: PMC2945773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 09/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Increased production and accumulation of methylglyoxal (MGO), as well as increased modification of proteins by glycoxidation, are hallmarks of aging and diabetes. MGO was shown to modify proteins and to contribute to the accumulation of damaged proteins that can be toxic to cells. However, the effect of MGO on the cell systems responsible for repairing or degrading damaged proteins is still unclear. In this study, the effect of MGO on the function of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and on molecular chaperones, two cooperative mechanisms associated with protein quality control, was investigated. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In this work it is shown that treatment of cells with MGO leads to accumulation of ubiquitin conjugates and depletion of free ubiquitin. Moreover, MGO significantly decreases the proteolytic activity of the 20S proteasome. Data further shows that MGO decreases the levels of the molecular chaperones Hsc70 and Hsp90 and leads to accumulation of CHIP-, Hsp40- and ubiquitin-containing aggregates. The formation of large aggregates containing CHIP is a consequence of its binding to misfolded proteins and to molecular chaperones. Moreover, dysfunction of the chaperones/CHIP/UPS axis is associated with accumulation of oxidized and argpyrimidine-modified proteins, which is likely to be associated with decreased cell viability. Interestingly, data further shows that MGO-induced stress induces the activation of heat shock factor-1 (Hsf-1), the main transcription factor involved in the regulation of the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs) and cell response to stress. CONCLUSIONS The data obtained in this work suggests that MGO impairs both the UPS and the protein quality control dependent on CHIP and molecular chaperones, leading to accumulation of toxic aggregates and increased cell death. However, these MGO-induced changes appear to elicit a response from the Hsf-1 system, which is crucial to help cells to cope with cellular stress and to re-establish homeostasis.
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Naudí A, Jové M, Ayala V, Portero-Otín M, Pamplona R. [Glycation of mitochondrial proteins, oxidative stress and aging]. Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol 2010; 45:156-166. [PMID: 20347183 DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2010] [Revised: 02/03/2010] [Accepted: 02/03/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Mitochondrial proteins can be modified by glycation reactions from endogenous dicarbonyl compounds such as physiologically generated methylglyoxal and glyoxal. This modification could cause structural and functional changes in the proteins Consequently, dicarbonyl attack of the mitochondrial proteome may be an event leading to mitochondrial dysfunction and thus, to oxidative stress. These protein chemical modifications can play an important role in the physiological aging process and age-associated diseases, where both mitochondrial defects and increased dicarbonyl concentrations have been found. Future research should address the functional changes in mitochondrial proteins that are the targets for dicarbonyl glycation.
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- Alba Naudí
- Departamento de Medicina Experimental, Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de LLeida (IRBLleida), Universidad de Lleida, Lleida, España
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