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Yadav V, Pandey V, Gaglani P, Srivastava A, Soni, Subhashini. Inhibiting SIRT-2 by AK-7 restrains airway inflammation and oxidative damage promoting lung resurgence through NF-kB and MAP kinase signaling pathway. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1404122. [PMID: 38979411 PMCID: PMC11228164 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1404122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024] Open
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Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global cause of mortality with limited effective treatments. Sirtuins (SIRT) are histone deacetylases that are involved in the regulation of redox and inflammatory homeostasis. Hence, the present study aims to investigate the role of SIRT-2 in modulating inflammation in a murine model of COPD. Methods COPD in mice was established by cigarette smoke (CS) exposure for 60 days, and AK-7 was used as the specific SIRT-2 inhibitor. AK-7 (100 µg/kg and 200 µg/kg body weight) was administered intranasally 1 h before CS exposure. Molecular docking was performed to analyze the binding affinity of different inflammatory proteins with AK-7. Results Immune cell analysis showed a significantly increased number of macrophages (F4/80), neutrophils (Gr-1), and lymphocytes (CD4+, CD8+, and CD19+) in the COPD, group and their population was declined by AK-7 administration. Total reactive oxygen species, total inducible nitric oxide synthase, inflammatory mediators such as neutrophil elastase, C-reactive protein, histamine, and cytokines as IL4, IL-6, IL-17, and TNF-α were elevated in COPD and declined in the AK-7 group. However, IL-10 showed reverse results representing anti-inflammatory potency. AK-7 administration by inhibiting SIRT-2 decreased the expression of p-NF-κB, p-P38, p-Erk, and p-JNK and increased the expression of Nrf-2. Furthermore, AK-7 also declined the lung injury by inhibiting inflammation, parenchymal destruction, emphysema, collagen, club cells, and Kohn pores. AK-7 also showed good binding affinity with inflammatory proteins. Discussion The current study reveals that SIRT-2 inhibition mitigates COPD severity and enhances pulmonary therapeutic interventions, suggesting AK-7 as a potential therapeutic molecule for COPD medication development.
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- Vandana Yadav
- Department of Zoology, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Zoology, Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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Hada Y, Uchida HA, Okamoto S, Otaka N, Katayama K, Subramanian V, Daugherty A, Wada J. Neutrophil Elastase Inhibition by Sivelestat (ONO-5046) Attenuates AngII-Induced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice. Am J Hypertens 2024; 37:349-357. [PMID: 37982444 DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpad107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an arterial disease characterized by dilatation of the aortic wall. It has been suggested that neutrophil counts and neutrophil elastase activity are associated with AAA. We investigated whether a neutrophil elastase (NE) inhibitor, sivelestat (Siv), had a protective effect against angiotensin II (AngII)-induced AAAs. METHODS Male apolipoprotein E-deficient mice were assigned into three groups: Vehicle + saline, AngII + saline, and AngII + Siv. All mice were administered intraperitoneally with either Siv or vehicle twice daily after AngII infusion. RESULTS In the 4-week AngII infusion study, plasma NE concentration (P = 0.041) and its activity (P = 0.011) were elevated by AngII. These increases were attenuated by Siv (concentration:P = 0.010, activity:P = 0.027). Further, plasma elastase activity was closely correlated with aortic width (R = 0.6976, P < 0.001). In the 1-week AngII infusion study, plasma and tissue elastase activity increased by AngII (plasma:P = 0.034, tissue:P < 0.001), but were reduced by Siv (plasma:P = 0.014, tissue:P = 0.024). AngII increased aortic width (P = 0.011) but was attenuated by co-administration of Siv (P = 0.022). Moreover, Siv decreased the incidence of AAAs (P = 0.009). Elastin fragmentation induced by AngII was reduced by Siv. Many inflammatory cells that were either CD68 or Gr-1 positive were observed in the AngII + saline group, whereas few inflammatory cells were accumulated in the AngII + Siv group. MMP-2 and MMP-9 were enhanced by AngII, but were reduced by Siv. In vitro, MMP-2 activity was induced by human NE (medium:P < 0.001, cells:P = 0.001), which was attenuated by co-incubation of Siv in medium (P < 0.001) and protein of human aortic smooth muscle cells (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Siv attenuated AngII-induced AAA through the inhibition of NE.
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- Yoshiko Hada
- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
- Department of Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
- Department of Chronic Kidney Disease and Cardiovascular Disease, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Okayama University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Japan
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Wang G, Jing W, Bi Y, Li Y, Ma L, Yang H, Zhang Y. Neutrophil Elastase Induces Chondrocyte Apoptosis and Facilitates the Occurrence of Osteoarthritis via Caspase Signaling Pathway. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:666162. [PMID: 33935789 PMCID: PMC8080035 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.666162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common and prevalent chronic joint disorders in the elderly population across the globe, resulting in severe disability and impairment of quality of life. Existing treatment can only alleviate the symptoms and delay the progression of OA. Therefore, novel and effective therapeutics strategies for OA need to be developed. Our present study first found that neutrophil elastase (NE) was significantly increased in OA patients’ synovial fluid. Next, we examined the effect of neutrophil elastase (NE) on chondrocytes in vitro and in vivo. The results showed that NE suppressed cell proliferation, induced apoptosis and prevented cell migration in chondrocytes in vitro, accompanied by the elevation of intracellular ROS and calcium level. Moreover, NE enhanced the cleaved caspase-3 levels and disrupted the mitochondrial transmembrane potential balance. Meanwhile, chondrocytes apoptosis induced by NE can be alleviated by caspase inhibitor, zVAD-FMK and antioxidants, GSH. Besides, treatment of sivelestat, the inhibitor of NE, significantly reduced the pathological processes in OA model rats in vivo. The results of our study suggested that NE is an important factor in OA, which induces chondrocyte apoptosis and facilitates the occurrence of OA via caspase signaling pathway, and targeting the crucial signal centering around NE may be the potential therapies for OA.
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- Ganyu Wang
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunology, Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shandong Qianfoshan Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Radiology, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Ostermann L, Maus R, Stolper J, Schütte L, Katsarou K, Tumpara S, Pich A, Mueller C, Janciauskiene S, Welte T, Maus UA. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency impairs lung antibacterial immunity in mice. JCI Insight 2021; 6:140816. [PMID: 33554955 PMCID: PMC7934856 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.140816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) is a major inhibitor of serine proteases in mammals. Therefore, its deficiency leads to protease–antiprotease imbalance and a risk for developing lung emphysema. Although therapy with human plasma-purified AAT attenuates AAT deficiency–related emphysema, its impact on lung antibacterial immunity is poorly defined. Here, we examined the effect of AAT therapy on lung protective immunity in AAT-deficient (KO) mice challenged with Streptococcus pneumoniae. AAT-KO mice were highly susceptible to S. pneumoniae, as determined by severe lobar pneumonia and early mortality. Mechanistically, we found that neutrophil-derived elastase (NE) degraded the opsonophagocytically important collectins, surfactant protein A (SP-A) and D (SP-D), which was accompanied by significantly impaired lung bacterial clearance in S. pneumoniae–infected AAT-KO mice. Treatment of S. pneumoniae–infected AAT-KO mice with human AAT protected SP-A and SP-D from NE-mediated degradation and corrected the pulmonary pathology observed in these mice. Likewise, treatment with Sivelestat, a specific inhibitor of NE, also protected collectins from degradation and significantly decreased bacterial loads in S. pneumoniae–infected AAT-KO mice. Our findings show that NE is responsible for the degradation of lung SP-A and SP-D in AAT-KO mice affecting lung protective immunity in AAT deficiency.
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- Institute of Toxicology and Core Facility Proteomics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Horae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinic for Pneumology, and.,German Center for Lung Research, partner site BREATH, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Pneumology, and.,German Center for Lung Research, partner site BREATH, Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Experimental Pneumology.,German Center for Lung Research, partner site BREATH, Hannover, Germany
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Leukotriene B 4 and Its Receptor in Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis and in Human Retinal Tissues: Clinical Severity and LTB 4 Dependence of Retinal Th17 Cells. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2020; 191:320-334. [PMID: 33159884 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nomacopan, a drug originally derived from tick saliva, has dual functions of sequestering leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and inhibiting complement component 5 (C5) activation. Nomacopan has been shown to provide therapeutic benefit in experimental autoimmune uveitis (EAU). Longer acting forms of nomacopan were more efficacious in mouse EAU models, and the long-acting variant that inhibited only LTB4 was at least as effective as the long-acting variant that inhibited both C5 and LTB4, preventing structural damage to the retina and a significantly reducing effector T helper 17 cells and inflammatory macrophages. Increased levels of LTB4 and C5a (produced upon C5 activation) were detected during disease progression. Activated retinal lymphocytes were shown to express LTB4 receptors (R) in vitro and in inflamed draining lymph nodes. Levels of LTB4R-expressing active/inflammatory retinal macrophages were also increased. Within the draining lymph node CD4+ T-cell population, 30% expressed LTB4R+ following activation in vitro, whereas retinal infiltrating cells expressed LTB4R and C5aR. Validation of expression of those receptors in human uveitis and healthy tissues suggests that infiltrating cells could be targeted by inhibitors of the LTB4-LTB4 receptor 1 (BLT1) pathway as a novel therapeutic approach. This study provides novel data on intraocular LTB4 and C5a in EAU, their associated receptor expression by retinal infiltrating cells in mouse and human tissues, and in attenuating EAU via the dual inhibitor nomacopan.
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Palmano KP, MacGibbon AKH, Gunn CA, Schollum LM. In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-inflammatory Activity of Bovine Milkfat Globule (MFGM)-derived Complex Lipid Fractions. Nutrients 2020; 12:E2089. [PMID: 32679677 PMCID: PMC7400859 DOI: 10.3390/nu12072089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Numerous health related properties have been reported for bovine milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) and its components. Here we present novel data on the in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of various MFGM preparations which confirm and extend the concept of MFGM as a dietary anti-inflammatory agent. Cell-based assays were used to test the ability of MFGM preparations to modulate levels of the inflammatory mediators IL-1β, nitric oxide, superoxide anion, cyclo-oxygenase-2, and neutrophil elastase. In rat models of arthritis, using MFGM fractions as dietary interventions, the phospholipid-enriched MFGM isolates were effective in reducing adjuvant-induced paw swelling while there was a tendency for the ganglioside-enriched isolate to reduce carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema. These results indicate that the anti-inflammatory activity of MFGM, rather than residing in a single component, is contributed to by an array of components acting in concert against various inflammatory targets. This confirms the potential of MFGM as a nutritional intervention for the mitigation of chronic and acute inflammatory conditions.
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- Kate P. Palmano
- Retired from Fonterra Research & Development Centre, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand;
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- Fonterra Research & Development Centre, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand; (C.A.G.); (L.M.S.)
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- Fonterra Research & Development Centre, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand; (C.A.G.); (L.M.S.)
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Too much of a good thing: How modulating LTB 4 actions restore host defense in homeostasis or disease. Semin Immunol 2018; 33:37-43. [PMID: 29042027 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2017.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The ability to regulate inflammatory pathways and host defense mechanisms is critical for maintaining homeostasis and responding to infections and tissue injury. While unbalanced inflammation is detrimental to the host; inadequate inflammation might not provide effective signals required to eliminate pathogens. On the other hand, aberrant inflammation could result in organ damage and impair host defense. The lipid mediator leukotriene B4 (LTB4) is a potent neutrophil chemoattractant and recently, its role as a dominant molecule that amplifies many arms of phagocyte antimicrobial effector function has been unveiled. However, excessive LTB4 production contributes to disease severity in chronic inflammatory diseases such as diabetes and arthritis, which could potentially be involved in poor host defense in these groups of patients. In this review we discuss the cellular and molecular programs elicited during LTB4 production and actions on innate immunity host defense mechanisms as well as potential therapeutic strategies to improve host defense.
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Wen G, An W, Chen J, Maguire EM, Chen Q, Yang F, Pearce SWA, Kyriakides M, Zhang L, Ye S, Nourshargh S, Xiao Q. Genetic and Pharmacologic Inhibition of the Neutrophil Elastase Inhibits Experimental Atherosclerosis. J Am Heart Assoc 2018; 7:JAHA.117.008187. [PMID: 29437605 PMCID: PMC5850208 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.117.008187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Background To investigate whether neutrophil elastase (NE) plays a causal role in atherosclerosis, and the molecular mechanisms involved. Methods and Results NE genetic–deficient mice (Apolipoprotein E−/−/NE−/− mice), bone marrow transplantation, and a specific NE inhibitor (GW311616A) were employed in this study to establish the causal role of NE in atherosclerosis. Aortic expression of NE mRNA and plasma NE activity was significantly increased in high‐fat diet (HFD)–fed wild‐type (WT) (Apolipoprotein E−/−) mice but, as expected, not in NE‐deficient mice. Selective NE knockout markedly reduced HFD‐induced atherosclerosis and significantly increased indicators of atherosclerotic plaque stability. While plasma lipid profiles were not affected by NE deficiency, decreased levels of circulating proinflammatory cytokines and inflammatory monocytes (Ly6Chi/CD11b+) were observed in NE‐deficient mice fed with an HFD for 12 weeks as compared with WT. Bone marrow reconstitution of WT mice with NE−/− bone marrow cells significantly reduced HFD‐induced atherosclerosis, while bone marrow reconstitution of NE−/− mice with WT bone marrow cells restored the pathological features of atherosclerotic plaques induced by HFD in NE‐deficient mice. In line with these findings, pharmacological inhibition of NE in WT mice through oral administration of NE inhibitor GW311616A also significantly reduced atherosclerosis. Mechanistically, we demonstrated that NE promotes foam cell formation by increasing ATP‐binding cassette transporter ABCA1 protein degradation and inhibiting macrophage cholesterol efflux. Conclusions We outlined a pathogenic role for NE in foam cell formation and atherosclerosis development. Consequently, inhibition of NE may represent a potential therapeutic approach to treating cardiovascular disease.
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- Guanmei Wen
- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Microvascular Research, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom .,Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.,Key Laboratory of Protein Modification and Degradation, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Anti-arthritogenic and cardioprotective action of hesperidin and daidzein in collagen-induced rheumatoid arthritis. Mol Cell Biochem 2016; 423:115-127. [PMID: 27704466 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-016-2830-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Atherosclerosis has been linked to chronic inflammatory processes. Changes in the levels of lipoproteins, especially low-density lipoprotein or its variants, as well as inflammatory markers are risk factors for the atherosclerosis. In the present study, an experimental model of rheumatoid arthritis was developed by administrating collagen suspension intradermally in the tail region of Wistar albino rats. At the same time, a suspension of hesperidin (50 mg/kg body weight) and daidzein (20 mg/kg body weight) was orally administrated. The compounds were given in the morning and evening for 21 days. Levels of inflammatory markers in the homogenate of knee joints of experimental rats as well as plasma lipoproteins were investigated. The administration of hesperidin and daidzein caused significant (p < 0.001) decrease in articular elastase activity, TNF-α, and malondialdehyde levels. Further, arthritis scoring and histological findings supported the anti-inflammatory actions of the test compounds. Interestingly, the test compounds also lowered the plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride but increased the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The test compounds thus ameliorated the risk factors of atherosclerosis. Furthermore, antioxidant roles of hesperidin as well as daidzein were evident from decrease in free radical load demonstrated as increase in total antioxidant level in plasma of arthritic animals treated with hesperidin and daidzein. In a separate in vitro experiment, enhanced free radical scavenging activity of hesperidin was demonstrated against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2-azinobis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid. The anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, and antioxidant actions of the naturally occurring test compounds, particularly hesperidin, seem to be quite effective against rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis. Thus, their consumption may be helpful in prevention or at least delaying the onset of these diseases in susceptible individuals.
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Di Cesare Mannelli L, Micheli L, Cinci L, Maresca M, Vergelli C, Pacini A, Quinn MT, Paola Giovannoni M, Ghelardini C. Effects of the neutrophil elastase inhibitor EL-17 in rat adjuvant-induced arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2016; 55:1285-94. [PMID: 27032424 PMCID: PMC5009473 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kew055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Neutrophil elastase (NE), a granule-associated enzyme, participates in connective tissue breakdown and promotes cytokine release and specific receptor activation during various inflammatory diseases like RA. NE is increased in the SF and cartilage of RA patients and represents a target for the development of new therapeutic possibilities. The present research aimed to evaluate the preclinical pharmacological profile of the N-benzoylpyrazole derivative EL-17, a potent and selective NE inhibitor, in a rat model of RA. METHODS Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) was injected in the tibiotarsal joint and the effect of acute or repeated treatments with EL-17 (1-30 mg/kg by mouth) were evaluated. RESULTS On day 14 after CFA injection, a single administration of EL-17 significantly reduced CFA-dependent hypersensitivity to mechanical noxious stimuli and the postural unbalance related to spontaneous pain. To evaluate the preventive efficacy, EL-17 was administered daily starting from the day of CFA treatment. Behavioural measurements performed on days 7 and 14 showed a progressive efficacy of EL-17 against hypersensitivity to mechanical noxious and non-noxious stimuli, as well as a decrease of hind limb weight-bearing alterations. Histological evaluation of the tibiotarsal joint (day 14) demonstrated significant prevention of articular derangement after EL-17 (30 mg/kg) treatment. The protective effects of EL-17 directly correlated with a complete reversion of the plasma NE activity increase induced by CFA. CONCLUSIONS The NE inhibitor EL-17 relieved articular pain after acute administration. Furthermore, repeated treatment reduced the development of hypersensitivity and protected joint tissue, revealing a disease-modifying profile.
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- Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and Toxicology Section
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and Toxicology Section
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and Toxicology Section
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and Toxicology Section
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, DMSC, Anatomy and Histology Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Section
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, Neurofarba, Pharmacology and Toxicology Section
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Lu S, Xiang L, Clemmer JS, Mittwede PN, Hester RL. Oxidative stress increases pulmonary vascular permeability in diabetic rats through activation of transient receptor potential melastatin 2 channels. Microcirculation 2015; 21:754-60. [PMID: 25059284 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In vitro superoxide activates pulmonary endothelial TRPM2 channels and increases Kf . We hypothesized that pulmonary capillary Kf is increased in a model of type I diabetes due to elevated vascular superoxide and resultant TRPM2 channel activation. METHODS Type I diabetes was induced in Zucker rats using STZ. Half of the STZ animals were treated with apocynin, a NOX inhibitor. After four weeks, lung Kf was measured in the isolated lung in the presence or absence of TRPM2 inhibitors (2-APB and FA). In an additional set of experiments, Kf was measured in nondiabetic Zucker rats after applying the superoxide donor (PMS). RESULTS As compared to control rats, hyperglycemic rats exhibited increased vascular superoxide and Kf , along with decreased lung vascular TRPM2-L expression. Apocynin treatment reduced superoxide and Kf in hyperglycemic rats with no effect in control rats. TRPM2 channel inhibition decreased Kf in hyperglycemic rats with no effect in control rats. PMS increased the lung Kf in control rats, with TRPM2 inhibition attenuating this response. CONCLUSION Diabetic rats exhibit a TRPM2-mediated increase in lung Kf , which is associated with increased TRPM2 activation and increased vascular superoxide levels.
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- Silu Lu
- Department of Physiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Oxidative Stress and Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2015; 2015:590987. [PMID: 26161240 PMCID: PMC4487720 DOI: 10.1155/2015/590987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is directly related to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), endothelial cell injury, increased vascular permeability, and the activation of neutrophils and platelets, cytokines, and the complement system. Several studies have confirmed the destructiveness of the toxic oxygen metabolites produced and their role in the pathophysiology of different processes, such as oxygen poisoning, inflammation, and ischemic injury. Due to the different degrees of tissue damage resulting from the process of ischemia and subsequent reperfusion, several studies in animal models have focused on the prevention of IR injury and methods of lung protection. Lung IR injury has clinical relevance in the setting of lung transplantation and cardiopulmonary bypass, for which the consequences of IR injury may be devastating in critically ill patients.
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Tyagi P, Khan HA. Amelioration of oxidative stress in the joint tissue may be the basis for the antiarthritic activity of Terminalia arjuna bark extract. Int J Rheum Dis 2014; 21:2079-2088. [PMID: 25294686 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM In this study we have evaluated the antioxidant and antiarthritic activity of Terminalia arjuna bark extract (TABE) in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in rats. METHODS Arthritis was induced in rats by intradermal injection of the collagen-complete Freund's adjuvant emulsion. Right hind paw thickness was measured as a primary marker for severity of arthritis. Biochemical parameters such as tissue levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, reduced glutathione (GSH), nitrites and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were measured to determine the effect of treatment on antioxidant defenses. Articular elastase (ELA) level in the arthritic tissue was measured as a marker for neutrophil infiltration. RESULT Terminalia arjuna bark extract administration significantly inhibited the increase in paw thickness induced by immunization with collagen as compared to CIA-control animals. Further, it attenuated the fall in tissue SOD and GSH levels and mitigated the increase in tissue nitrites and TBARS levels as compared to CIA-control animals. Tissue ELA levels, which were significantly increased in the CIA-control animals as compared to normal animals were also significantly reduced by TABE administration. CONCLUSION Results of our study demonstrate the antioxidant and antiarthritic activity of TABE in CIA in rats. We believe that TABE could find clinical application in the management of rheumatoid arthritis and associated disorders.
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- Pravesh Tyagi
- Clinical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India
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- Clinical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India
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Umar S, Umar K, Sarwar AHMG, Khan A, Ahmad N, Ahmad S, Katiyar CK, Husain SA, Khan HA. Boswellia serrata extract attenuates inflammatory mediators and oxidative stress in collagen induced arthritis. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2014; 21:847-856. [PMID: 24667331 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2014.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease which leads to destruction of joints. Current treatment modalities for RA either produce symptomatic relief (NSAIDs) or modify the disease process (DMARDs). Though effective, their use is also limited by their side effects. As a result, the interest in alternative, well tolerated anti-inflammatory remedies has re-emerged. Our aim was to evaluate the antioxidant and antiarthritic activity of Boswellia serrata gum resin extract (BSE) in collagen induced arthritis. Arthritis was induced in male Wistar rats by collagen induced arthritis (CIA) method. BSE was administered at doses of 100 and 200mg/kg body weight once daily for 21 days. The effects of treatment in the rats were assessed by biochemical (articular elastase, MPO, LPO, GSH, catalase, SOD and NO), inflammatory mediators (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10, IFN-γ and PGE2), and histological studies in joints. BSE was effective in bringing significant changes on all the parameters (articular elastase, MPO, LPO, GSH, catalase, SOD and NO) studied. Oral administration of BSE resulted in significantly reduced levels of inflammatory mediators (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ and PGE2), and increased level of IL-10. The protective effects of BSE against RA were also evident from the decrease in arthritis scoring and bone histology. The abilities to inhibit proinflammatory cytokines and modulation of antioxidant status suggest that the protective effect of Boswellia serrata extract on arthritis in rats might be mediated via the modulation of immune system.
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- Sadiq Umar
- Clinical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi 110062, India; Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P. 200202, India
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- Research Centre, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi 110062, India
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Clinical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi 110062, India.
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Monteiro APT, Soledade E, Pinheiro CS, Dellatorre-Teixeira L, Oliveira GP, Oliveira MG, Peters-Golden M, Rocco PRM, Benjamim CF, Canetti C. Pivotal role of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway in lung injury after experimental sepsis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2014; 50:87-95. [PMID: 23947598 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0525oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Postsepsis lung injury is a common clinical problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Leukotrienes (LTs) are important lipid mediators of infection and inflammation derived from the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) metabolism of arachidonate with the potential to contribute to lung damage after sepsis. To test the hypothesis that LTs are mediators of lung injury after sepsis, we assessed lung structure, inflammatory mediators, and mechanical changes after cecal ligation and puncture surgery in wild-type (WT) and 5-LO knockout (5-LO(-/-)) mice and in WT mice treated with a pharmacologic LT synthesis inhibitor (MK886) and LT receptor antagonists (CP105,696 and montelukast). Sixteen hours after surgery, WT animals exhibited severe lung injury (by histological analysis), substantial mechanical impairment (i.e., an increase in static lung elastance), an increase in neutrophil infiltration, and high levels of LTB4, cysteinyl-LTs (cys-LTs), prostaglandin E2, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, KC (CXCL1), and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (CCL2) in lung tissue and plasma. 5-LO(-/-) mice and WT mice treated with a pharmacologic 5-LO inhibitor were significantly protected from lung inflammation and injury. Selective antagonists for BLT1 or cys-LT1, the high-affinity receptors for LTB4 and cys-LTs, respectively, were insufficient to provide protection when used alone. These results point to an important role for 5-LO products in sepsis-induced lung injury and suggest that the use of 5-LO inhibitors may be of therapeutic benefit clinically.
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Doi K, Ishizu T, Tsukamoto-Sumida M, Hiruma T, Yamashita T, Ogasawara E, Hamasaki Y, Yahagi N, Nangaku M, Noiri E. The high-mobility group protein B1-Toll-like receptor 4 pathway contributes to the acute lung injury induced by bilateral nephrectomy. Kidney Int 2014; 86:316-26. [PMID: 24646859 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2014.62] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2013] [Revised: 01/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Acute lung injury and acute kidney injury are severe complications in critically ill patients and synergistically increase mortality in intensive care units. Organ cross-talk between the kidney and the lung has been implicated recently as amplifying injury in each organ. Here we sought to identify a possible mechanism of acute kidney injury-induced acute lung injury using a mouse bilateral nephrectomy model. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mutant C3H/HeJ mice were more resistant to lung injury including neutrophil infiltration, increased neutrophil elastase activity, and vascular permeability caused by bilateral nephrectomy compared with TLR4-wild-type C3H/HeN mice 6 h after surgery. High-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) is one agonist for TLR4. Its blood concentrations were increased significantly by bilateral nephrectomy. Blockade of HMGB1 by neutralizing antibody reduced neutrophil infiltration in TLR4-wild-type C3H/HeN but not in TLR4-mutant C3H/HeJ mice. However, HMGB1 blockade in a renal ischemia reperfusion model reduced pulmonary neutrophil infiltration independent from TLR4. Thus, an enhanced HMGB1-TLR4 pathway contributes to lung injury induced by bilateral nephrectomy and the other HMGB1-dependent pathway exists in pulmonary neutrophil infiltration caused by renal ischemia reperfusion. Targeting the HMGB1-TLR4 pathway might enable development of a new therapeutic strategy to improve the outcomes of severely ill patients with both acute lung and acute kidney injury.
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- Kent Doi
- 1] Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan [2] Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan [2] 22nd Century Medical and Research Center, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1] Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University Hospital, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan [2] Japan Science and Technology Agency/Japan International Cooperation Agency (JST/JICA), Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS), Tokyo, Japan
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SHIOYA YASUO, KATAKURA KYOKO, OHIRA HIROMASA. NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE INHIBITOR SUPPRESSES IL-17 BASED INFLAMMATION OF MURINE EXPERIMENTAL COLITIS. Fukushima J Med Sci 2014; 60:14-21. [DOI: 10.5387/fms.2013-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Calcium signaling-related proteins are associated with broncho-pulmonary dysplasia progression. J Proteomics 2013; 94:401-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Piperine ameliorates oxidative stress, inflammation and histological outcome in collagen induced arthritis. Cell Immunol 2013; 284:51-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2013.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Onogawa T, Saito-Taki T, Yamamoto H, Wada T. IL6 trans-signaling promotes functional recovery of hypofunctional phagocytes through STAT3 activation during peritonitis. Inflamm Res 2013; 62:797-810. [PMID: 23732361 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-013-0637-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Revised: 04/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The role of high interleukin 6 (IL6) levels has not been clearly explained in severe sepsis. We show that the augmentation of the IL6 signal by recombinant IL6 receptors (rIL6R) delivery allows the functional recovery of phagocytes in a peritonitis mouse model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mice were challenged intraperitoneally (i.p.) with live Staphylococcus aureus for effect of IL6R delivery on the 24 h-survival, bacterial clearance and cellular responses. In additional experiments to assess the effect of IL6R delivery on phagocytosis, the model was i.p. inoculated with heat-killed S. aureus with or without rIL6R and the peritoneal lavage fluid and cells were collected at 1 h after the i.p. inoculation of S. aureus. RESULTS The IL6R delivery tended to improve 24 h survival and increase bacteria clearance from the septic mice. The rIL6R treatment to heat-killed bacteria challenged mice augmented the uptake of bacteria and phagosome acidification, inducing the phosphorylation of STAT3 in peritoneal cells within 1 h after the IL6R delivery. Furthermore, the rIL6R delivery prevented the extracellular release of neutrophil elastase activity and myeloperoxidase (harmful factors). CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that augmentation of IL6 signaling appears to be critical for the effective management of hypofunctional neutrophils during severe inflammation, such as sepsis.
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- Tsuyoshi Onogawa
- Medical Technology Education Unit, Kyorin University Faculty of Health Sciences, 476 Miyashita, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8508, Japan.
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Severe crush injury is associated with high mortality because of resulting hyperkalemia in early phase and multiorgan dysfunction in later phase. In this study, we investigated the effects of sivelestat administration 1 h before reperfusion on the outcome of crush injury. Crush injury was induced by 6 h of direct compression to both hindlimbs of anesthetized rats with blocks weighing 3.5 kg each side, followed by 3 h of reperfusion. Rats were randomly assigned to three groups. In the control group, rats were infused with normal saline at 1 mL/kg per hour throughout the experiment without compression. Rats in the positive control group were compressed for 6 h, followed by fluid resuscitation initiated 1 h before release with normal saline. The infusion rate was increased from 1 to 10 mL/kg per hour and continued for 4 h. Rats in the treated group underwent the same procedures as in the positive control group, but sivelestat was added to normal saline (concentration was adjusted to infuse 10 mg/kg per hour) during fluid resuscitation (for 4 h). Treatment with sivelestat significantly improved survival rate with P = 0.032. This was accompanied by lower serum high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) levels after 3-h reperfusion, attenuated lung injury (assessed using hematoxylin-eosin stain), and suppression of HMGB1 expression in the lung and the liver. These results suggest that treatment with sivelestat improves the outcome of crush injury, likely by inhibiting HMGB1 in rats.
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Fujimura N, Obara H, Suda K, Takeuchi H, Miyasho T, Kawasako K, Du W, Yamada S, Ono S, Matsumoto K, Matsuda S, Yagi H, Kitago M, Shinoda M, Itano O, Tanabe M, Sakamoto M, Maruyama I, Kitagawa Y. Neutrophil elastase inhibitor improves survival rate after ischemia reperfusion injury caused by supravisceral aortic clamping in rats. J Surg Res 2013; 180:e31-6. [PMID: 22595015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.04.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 03/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chai JK, Cai JH, Deng HP, Zou XF, Liu W, Hu QG, Shen CA, Yin HN, Zhang XB, Chi YF, Ma L, Feng R. Role of neutrophil elastase in lung injury induced by burn-blast combined injury in rats. Burns 2012; 39:745-53. [PMID: 22999209 DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2012.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Revised: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 08/08/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Neutrophil elastase (NE) takes part in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury. However, its role in lung injury of burn-blast combined injury is unclear. Our objective was to assess the role of NE, and effect of sivelestat, a specific NE inhibitor, in lung injury induced by burn-blast combined injury in rats. METHODS One hundred and sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly subjected to burn-blast combined injury (BB) group, burn-blast combined injury plus sivelestat treatment (S) group or control (C) group. Blood gas, protein concentration and NE activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), pulmonary myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity, serum concentrations of TNF-α and IL-8, etc. were investigated from 0 h to 7 d post-injury. RESULTS In BB group, PaO2 decreased, while NE activity in BALF, total protein concentration in BALF, pulmonary MPO activity and W/D ratio, serum concentrations of TNF-α and IL-8 increased with neutrophil infiltration, progressive bleeding and pulmonary oedema. Compared with BB group, sivelestat treatment decreased the NE activity and ameliorated the above indexes. CONCLUSION Sivelestat, exerts a protective effect in lung injury after burn-blast combined injury through inhibiting NE activity to decrease pulmonary vascular permeability, neutrophil sequestration, and production of TNF-α and IL-8.
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- Jia-ke Chai
- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Burns Institute, Burn & Plastic Hospital of PLA General Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100048, PR China.
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Acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: experimental and clinical investigations. J Geriatr Cardiol 2012; 8:44-54. [PMID: 22783284 PMCID: PMC3390060 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1263.2011.00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2011] [Revised: 03/12/2011] [Accepted: 03/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can be associated with various disorders. Recent investigation has involved clinical studies in collaboration with clinical investigators and pathologists on the pathogenetic mechanisms of ALI or ARDS caused by various disorders. This literature review includes a brief historical retrospective of ALI/ARDS, the neurogenic pulmonary edema due to head injury, the long-term experimental studies and clinical investigations from our laboratory, the detrimental role of NO, the risk factors, and the possible pathogenetic mechanisms as well as therapeutic regimen for ALI/ARDS.
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Nagamatsu Y, Iwasaki Y, Omura H, Hayashida R, Kashihara M, Nishi T, Yoshiyama K, Shirouzu K. Neutrophil elastase activity in pulmonary venous blood during lung resection. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012; 15:452-5. [PMID: 22641841 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Neutrophil elastase has been reported to play an important role in acute lung injury, which is a major cause of postoperative mortality after pulmonary resection. Neutrophil elastase released in the lungs reaches the peripheral circulation via the pulmonary veins. This study was performed to compare neutrophil elastase activity in pulmonary venous blood (collected during lobectomy) with that in the peripheral blood, and to determine the perioperative changes of neutrophil elastase activity. METHODS In 34 patients undergoing lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection, the leucocyte count, neutrophil count, neutrophil elastase activity and levels of tumour necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 were measured in the pulmonary venous blood and peripheral arterial blood before and after surgery. Then, these parameters were compared between before and after surgery with peripheral and pulmonary blood. RESULTS Neutrophil elastase activity was found to be significantly higher in pulmonary venous blood at the completion of surgery than at the start (during thoracotomy), while the neutrophil elastase activity of peripheral arterial blood showed no significant change between the start and completion of surgery. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, measurement of neutrophil elastase activity in pulmonary venous blood revealed changes associated with lobectomy.
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- Yoshinori Nagamatsu
- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Omuta National Hospital, Ohmuta Fukuoka, Japan.
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Hesperidin inhibits collagen-induced arthritis possibly through suppression of free radical load and reduction in neutrophil activation and infiltration. Rheumatol Int 2012; 33:657-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-012-2430-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Su CF, Kao SJ, Chen HI. Acute respiratory distress syndrome and lung injury: Pathogenetic mechanism and therapeutic implication. World J Crit Care Med 2012; 1:50-60. [PMID: 24701402 PMCID: PMC3953859 DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v1.i2.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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To review possible mechanisms and therapeutics for acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). ALI/ARDS causes high mortality. The risk factors include head injury, intracranial disorders, sepsis, infections and others. Investigations have indicated the detrimental role of nitric oxide (NO) through the inducible NO synthase (iNOS). The possible therapeutic regimen includes extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, prone position, fluid and hemodynamic management and permissive hypercapnic acidosis etc. Other pharmacological treatments are anti-inflammatory and/or antimicrobial agents, inhalation of NO, glucocorticoids, surfactant therapy and agents facilitating lung water resolution and ion transports. β-adrenergic agonists are able to accelerate lung fluid and ion removal and to stimulate surfactant secretion. In conscious rats, regular exercise training alleviates the endotoxin-induced ALI. Propofol and N-acetylcysteine exert protective effect on the ALI induced by endotoxin. Insulin possesses anti-inflammatory effect. Pentobarbital is capable of reducing the endotoxin-induced ALI. In addition, nicotinamide or niacinamide abrogates the ALI caused by ischemia/reperfusion or endotoxemia. This review includes historical retrospective of ALI/ARDS, the neurogenic pulmonary edema due to head injury, the detrimental role of NO, the risk factors, and the possible pathogenetic mechanisms as well as therapeutic regimen for ALI/ARDS.
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- Chain-Fa Su
- Chain-Fa Su, Department of Neurosurgery, Tzu Chi University Hospital, Hualien 97004, Taiwan, China
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- Chain-Fa Su, Department of Neurosurgery, Tzu Chi University Hospital, Hualien 97004, Taiwan, China
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- Chain-Fa Su, Department of Neurosurgery, Tzu Chi University Hospital, Hualien 97004, Taiwan, China
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Machida T, Tanemura M, Ohmura Y, Tanida T, Wada H, Kobayashi S, Marubashi S, Eguchi H, Ito T, Nagano H, Mori M, Doki Y, Sawa Y. Significant improvement in islet yield and survival with modified ET-Kyoto solution: ET-Kyoto/Neutrophil elastase inhibitor. Cell Transplant 2012; 22:159-73. [PMID: 22472201 DOI: 10.3727/096368912x637028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Although islet transplantation can achieve insulin independence in patients with type 1 diabetes, sufficient number of islets derived from two or more donors is usually required to achieve normoglycemia. Activated neutrophils and neutrophil elastase (NE), which is released from these neutrophils, can directly cause injury in islet grafts. We hypothesized that inhibition of NE improves islet isolation and islet allograft survival. We tested our hypothesis by examining the effects of modified ET-Kyoto solution supplemented with sivelestat, a NE inhibitor (S-Kyoto solution), on islet yield and viability in islet isolation and the effect of intraperitoneally injected sivelestat on islet graft survival in a mouse allotransplant model. NE and proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6 increased markedly at the end of warm digestion during islet isolation and exhibited direct cytotoxic activity against the islets causing their apoptosis. The use of S-Kyoto solution significantly improved islet yield and viability. Furthermore, treatment with sivelestat resulted in significant prolongation of islet allograft survival in recipient mice. Furthermore, serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-α at 1 and 2 weeks posttransplantation were significantly higher in islet recipients than before transplantation. Our results indicated that NE released from activated neutrophils negatively affects islet survival and that its suppression both in vitro and in vivo improved islet yield and prolonged islet graft survival. The results suggest that inhibition of NE activity could be potentially useful in islet transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
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- Tomohiko Machida
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Umar S, Zargan J, Umar K, Ahmad S, Katiyar CK, Khan HA. Modulation of the oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokine response by thymoquinone in the collagen induced arthritis in Wistar rats. Chem Biol Interact 2012; 197:40-6. [PMID: 22450443 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2012.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Revised: 02/22/2012] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Thymoquinone (TQ) is the major active compound derived from Nigella sativa. Our aim of this work was to evaluate the antioxidant and antiarthritic activity of TQ in Wistar rat by collagen induced arthritis (CIA). TQ was administered at a dose of 5mgkg(-1) body weight once daily for 21days. The effects of treatment in the rats were assessed by biochemical (articular elastase, MPO, LPO, GSH, catalase, SOD and NO), inflammatory mediators (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10, IFN-γ and PGE(2)) and histological studies in joints. TQ was effective in bringing significant changes on all the parameters (articular elastase, MPO, LPO, GSH, catalase, SOD and NO) studied. Oral administration of TQ resulted in significantly reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory mediators (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ and PGE(2)) and increased level of IL-10. The protective effects of TQ against RA were also evident from the decrease in arthritis scoring and bone histology. In conclusion, the fact that TQ abolished a number of factors known to be involved in RA pathogenesis indicates that the administration of thymoquinone may have potential value in the treatment of inflammatory disease.
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- Sadiq Umar
- Clinical Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Medical Elementology & Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi, India
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Reddy NP, Chandramohan Reddy T, Aparoy P, Achari C, Sridhar PR, Reddanna P. Structure based drug design, synthesis and evaluation of 4-(benzyloxy)-1-phenylbut-2-yn-1-ol derivatives as 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors. Eur J Med Chem 2012; 47:351-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Revised: 10/13/2011] [Accepted: 11/01/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Inhaled neutrophil elastase inhibitor reduces oleic acid-induced acute lung injury in rats. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2011; 25:99-103. [PMID: 22210005 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2011.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2010] [Revised: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/18/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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RATIONALE Neutrophil elastases (NE) play an important role in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury (ALI). NE activities are significantly increased in serums and lungs of patients or animals with ALI. Intravenous infusion (IV) of Sivelestat, an NE inhibitor, can reduce ALI. Through inhalation, drugs reach lungs directly and in high concentration. We hypothesized that inhaled Sivelestat would alleviate oleic acid (OA)-induced ALI in rats. METHODS Rats were anesthetized and mechanically ventilated, and then ALI was induced by OA injection. One hour later, the animals were randomized to receive either Sivelestat (3 mg/kg/h) or saline inhalation. The effect of Sivelestat IV (3 mg/kg/h) was also investigated. All animals were ventilated and observed for 6 h. RESULTS OA injection increased NE activities in lung tissues and serums. The increase of NE activities in lung tissues and serums markedly reduced by 77%, and 29%, respectively, by the inhalation of Sivelestat; and 53.8%, and 80%, respectively, by Sivelestat IV. Additionally, inhaled Sivelestat resulted in ameliorated lung injury by reducing edema and infiltration of neutrophils in the lung, improved oxygenation and survival. CONCLUSIONS An over increased NE activity in lungs may play a vital effect in the pathogenesis of OA-induced ALI in rats. Topical application of nebulized Sivelestat, an NE inhibitor, may reduce OA-induced ALI in rats. Sivelestat inhalation can be developed as a novel treatment for ALI.
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Moon YJ, Choi JR, Jeon MJ, Kim SK, Bai SW. Alteration of elastin metabolism in women with pelvic organ prolapse. J Urol 2011; 185:1786-92. [PMID: 21420126 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE Although there are many studies about the effects of vaginal birth, the effects of menopause on pelvic floor support have not been identified. We compared elastin metabolism in the uterosacral ligament of women with and without pelvic organ prolapse, and defined the menopausal regulation of this process. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group consisted of 35 women who underwent hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse. The control group consisted of 39 women without pelvic organ prolapse. A questionnaire was administered to assess age, parity, body mass index, and menopausal status. Expression levels of mRNA, and protein for neutrophil elastase, matrix metalloproteinase-2, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 were determined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and ELISA, respectively, using uterosacral ligament samples from each patient. Expression of alpha-1-antitrypsin, an inhibitor of neutrophil elastase, was also determined. ANOVA, the Kruskal-Wallis test and multivariate linear regression were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS Expression of neutrophil elastase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 mRNA was higher in women with pelvic organ prolapse than in those without pelvic organ prolapse. Compared to before menopause, neutrophil elastase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 showed a significant decrease in postmenopausal women without pelvic organ prolapse, although these remained increased in postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse. Alpha-1-antitrypsin was significantly less in postmenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse than in postmenopausal women without pelvic organ prolapse. The activities of neutrophil elastase, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 were increased in women with pelvic organ prolapse, and these trends were similar to neutrophil elastase and matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression even after adjustment for age, parity and menopausal status. CONCLUSIONS After menopause increased elastolytic protease has a significant role in the development of pelvic organ prolapse.
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- Yeo Jung Moon
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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McGovern T, Day BJ, White CW, Powell WS, Martin JG. AEOL10150: a novel therapeutic for rescue treatment after toxic gas lung injury. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 50:602-8. [PMID: 21156205 PMCID: PMC4026011 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Revised: 11/22/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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New therapeutics designed as rescue treatments after toxic gas injury such as from chlorine (Cl(2)) are an emerging area of interest. We tested the effects of the metalloporphyrin catalytic antioxidant AEOL10150, a compound that scavenges peroxynitrite, inhibits lipid peroxidation, and has SOD and catalase-like activities, on Cl(2)-induced airway injury. Balb/C mice received 100ppm Cl(2) gas for 5 min. Four groups were studied: Cl(2) only, Cl(2) followed by AEOL10150 1 and 9 h after exposure, AEOL10150 only, and control. Twenty-four hours after Cl(2) gas exposure airway responsiveness to aerosolized methacholine (6.25-50mg/ml) was measured using a small-animal ventilator. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed to assess airway inflammation and protein. Whole lung tissue was assayed for 4-hydroxynonenal. In separate groups, lungs were collected at 72 h after Cl(2) injury to evaluate epithelial cell proliferation. Mice exposed to Cl(2) showed a significantly higher airway resistance compared to control, Cl(2)/AEOL10150, or AEOL10150-only treated animals in response to methacholine challenge. Eosinophils, neutrophils, and macrophages were elevated in BAL of Cl(2)-exposed mice. AEOL10150 attenuated the increases in neutrophils and macrophages. AEOL10150 prevented Cl(2)-induced increase in BAL fluid protein. Chlorine induced an increase in the number of proliferating airway epithelial cells, an effect AEOL10150 attenuated. 4-Hydroxynonenal levels in the lung were increased after Cl(2) and this effect was prevented with AEOL10150. AEOL10150 is an effective rescue treatment for Cl(2)-induced airway hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation, injury-induced airway epithelial cell regeneration, and oxidative stress.
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- Toby McGovern
- Meakins Christie Laboratories, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Meakins Christie Laboratories, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Meakins Christie Laboratories, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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The protective function of neutrophil elastase inhibitor in liver ischemia/reperfusion injury. Transplantation 2010; 89:1050-6. [PMID: 20160675 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181d45a98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND.: A neutrophil elastase (NE) inhibitor, Sivelestat, has been approved for the treatment of acute lung injury associated with systemic inflammation in humans. Some reports have also shown its protective effects in liver inflammatory states. We have recently documented the importance of NE in the pathophysiology of liver ischemia/reperfusion injury, a local Ag-independent inflammation response. This study was designed to explore putative cytoprotective functions of clinically available Sivelestat in liver ischemia/reperfusion injury. METHODS.: Partial warm ischemia was produced in the left and middle hepatic lobes of C57BL/6 mice for 90 min, followed by 6 or 24 hr of reperfusion. The mice were given Sivelestat (100 mg/kg, subcutaneous) at 10 min before ischemia, 10 min before reperfusion, and at 1 and 3 hr of reperfusion thereafter. RESULTS.: Sivelestat treatment significantly reduced serum alanine aminotransferase levels and NE activity, when compared with controls. Histological liver examination has revealed that unlike in controls, Sivelestat ameliorated the hepatocellular damage and decreased local neutrophil activity and infiltration. The expression of proinflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6), chemokines (CXCL-1, CXCL-2, and CXCL-10), and toll-like receptor 4 was significantly reduced in the treatment group, along with diminished apoptosis through caspase-3 pathway. Moreover, in vitro studies confirmed downregulation of proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine programs in mouse macrophage cell cultures, along with depression of innate toll-like receptor 4 signaling. CONCLUSION.: Sivelestat-mediated NE inhibition may represent an effective therapeutic option in liver transplantation and other inflammation disease states.
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Man WC, Ho JYP, Wen Y, Sokol ER, Polan ML, Chen B. Is lysyl oxidase-like protein-1, alpha-1 antitrypsin, and neutrophil elastase site specific in pelvic organ prolapse? Int Urogynecol J 2009; 20:1423-9. [PMID: 19763368 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-009-0905-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Accepted: 04/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS We investigated whether the expression of alpha-1 antitrypsin (ATT), neutrophil elastase (NE), and lysyl oxidase-like protein 1 (LOXL-1) vary within the vagina in subjects with pelvic organ prolapse (POP). METHODS Biopsies were obtained from the anterior and posterior vaginal wall of 22 women with POP (> or =stage 2 by POP-Q). The subjects were grouped by the most prominent defect: cystocele, cystocele plus uterine prolapse, and rectocele. Comparative real-time PCR, Western blotting, and NE enzyme activity assay were performed. RESULTS The ratio of anterior and posterior vaginal wall ATT, NE, and LOXL-1 expression varied between individuals within the same defect group. CONCLUSIONS ATT, NE, and LOXl-1 expression was variable among different biopsy sites in the vagina. No consistent pattern was present when the subjects were grouped by the most prominent defect. We recommend careful consideration of biopsy sites in future studies on POP to enhance reproducibility of data.
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- Weng Chi Man
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, HH-333, Stanford, CA 94305-5317, USA
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Uchida Y, Freitas MCS, Zhao D, Busuttil RW, Kupiec-Weglinski JW. The inhibition of neutrophil elastase ameliorates mouse liver damage due to ischemia and reperfusion. Liver Transpl 2009; 15:939-47. [PMID: 19642132 PMCID: PMC2752954 DOI: 10.1002/lt.21770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neutrophils are considered crucial effector cells in the pathophysiology of organ ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). Although neutrophil elastase (NE) accounts for a substantial portion of the neutrophil activity, the function of NE in liver IRI remains unclear. This study focuses on the role of NE in the mechanism of liver IRI. Partial warm ischemia was produced in the left and middle hepatic lobes of C57BL/6 mice for 90 minutes, and this was followed by 6 to 24 hours of reperfusion. Mice were treated with neutrophil elastase inhibitor (NEI; 2 mg/kg per os) at 60 minutes prior to the ischemia insult. NEI treatment significantly reduced serum alanine aminotransferase levels in comparison with controls. Histological examination of liver sections revealed that unlike in controls, NEI treatment ameliorated hepatocellular damage and decreased local neutrophil infiltration, as assessed by myeloperoxidase assay, naphthol AS-D chloroacetate esterase stains, and immunohistochemistry (anti-Ly-6G). The expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin 6) and chemokines [chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (CXCL-1), CXCL-2, and CXCL-10] was significantly reduced in the NEI treatment group, along with diminished apoptosis, according to terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling staining and caspase-3 activity. In addition, toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression was diminished in NEI-pretreated livers, and this implies a putative role of NE in the TLR4 signal transduction pathway. Thus, targeting NE represents a useful approach for preventing liver IRI and hence expanding the organ donor pool and improving the overall success of liver transplantation. Liver Transpl 15:939-947, 2009. (c) 2009 AASLD.
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- Yoichiro Uchida
- Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Neutrophil elastase inhibitor attenuates hippocampal neuronal damage after transient forebrain ischemia in rats. Brain Res 2009; 1259:98-106. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.12.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2008] [Revised: 12/26/2008] [Accepted: 12/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hagio T, Kishikawa K, Kawabata K, Tasaka S, Hashimoto S, Hasegawa N, Ishizaka A. Inhibition of neutrophil elastase reduces lung injury and bacterial count in hamsters. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2008; 21:884-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2008.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2008] [Revised: 09/08/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Poly-2-methoxyethylacrylate-coated bypass circuits reduce activation of coagulation system and inflammatory response in congenital cardiac surgery. J Artif Organs 2008; 11:111-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s10047-008-0415-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hara S, Nemoto K, Ninomiya N, Kubota M, Kuno M, Yamamoto Y. CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF SIVELESTAT SODIUM HYDRATE PREVENTS LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-INDUCED INTESTINAL PARALYSIS AND HYPOTENSION IN CONSCIOUS GUINEA-PIGS. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2008; 35:841-5. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.04921.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Protective effects of propofol on acute lung injury induced by oleic acid in conscious rats. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:1214-21. [PMID: 18379248 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31816a0607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Oleic acid has been used to induce acute lung injury (ALI) in animals. In patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the blood level of oleic acid was increased. The mechanism and therapeutic regimen of ARDS and oleic acid-induced ALI remain undefined. In the present study, we investigated the oleic acid-induced changes in lung variables for the measure of ALI, inflammatory mediators, and neutrophil-derived substances. We evaluated the effects of pretreatment and posttreatment with propofol. DESIGN Randomized, controlled animal study. SETTING University research laboratory. SUBJECTS Fifty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 250-300 g. INTERVENTIONS We employed a conscious and unrestrained rat model. Oleic acid at a dose of 100 mg/kg was administered intravenously. Propofol (30 mg/kg) was given by intravenous infusion (6 mg/kg/min for 5 mins) 30 mins before (pretreatment) and 30 mins after (posttreatment) oleic acid. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS We monitored the arterial pressure, heart rate, and blood gas. The lung weight changes, exhaled nitric oxide, protein concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage, and Evans blue content in lung tissue were determined. The plasma nitrate/nitrite, methylguanidine, cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6, and interleukin-10), neutrophil elastase, myeloperoxidase, malondialdehyde, and sodium- and potassium-activated adenosine triphosphatase (Na+-K+-ATPase) were detected. Histopathological examination of the lung was performed. Oleic acid caused systemic hypotension and severe ALI as evidenced by the increases in the extent of ALI, impairment of pulmonary functions (blood gas variables), and lung pathology. In addition, oleic acid significantly increased inflammatory mediators and neutrophil-derived factors but depressed Na+-K+-ATPase. The inducible nitric oxide synthase was up-regulated. Pre- or posttreatment with propofol was capable of reversing the oleic acid-induced changes and attenuating the extent of ALI. CONCLUSIONS Oleic acid resulted in sepsis-like responses including ALI, inflammatory reaction, and increased neutrophil-derived factors. It depressed the Na+-K+-ATPase activity but up-regulated inducible nitric oxide synthase. Treatment with propofol abrogated or reversed the oleic acid-induced changes.
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Hashimoto S, Okayama Y, Shime N, Kimura A, Funakoshi Y, Kawabata K, Ishizaka A, Amaya F. Neutrophil elastase activity in acute lung injury and respiratory distress syndrome. Respirology 2008; 13:581-4. [PMID: 18410258 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01283.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Neutrophil elastase (NE) may play a key role in the development of acute lung injury (ALI) or ARDS. NE activity (NEA) was measured in patients with ALI treated with a selective NE inhibitor. METHODS NEA and NE-alpha1-antitrypsin (NE-AT) complex were measured in plasma before, during and after the administration of the selective NE inhibitor, sivelestat, in 32 patients with a diagnosis of ALI or ARDS. NEA index (NEAI) was calculated as NEA/NE-AT. The sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score and the ratio PaO(2)/fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO(2)) were measured. RESULTS NEA and NE-AT was raised in all patients. Sivelestat reduced NEAI and NEA (P < 0.01 for both) but not NE-AT and NEA, and NEAI returned to pretreatment levels. NEA correlated closely with NE-AT before, but not after treatment. No relationship was observed between these indices and SOFA score or PaO(2)/FiO(2) ratio. CONCLUSIONS Sivelestat reduced NEA and NEAI in patients with ALI or ARDS suggesting NE inhibition. A larger study is needed to determine the relationship of NEA, NE-AT and NEAI with the outcome of ALI/ARDS.
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- Satoru Hashimoto
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Kyoto Prefectural School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Kosai K, Seki M, Yanagihara K, Nakamura S, Kurihara S, Imamura Y, Izumikawa K, Kakeya H, Yamamoto Y, Tashiro T, Kohno S. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis analysis in simultaneous influenza pneumonia and bacterial infection in mice. Clin Exp Immunol 2008; 152:364-71. [PMID: 18341613 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2008.03631.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Severe pneumonia is found in simultaneous influenza pneumonia and bacterial infection, and suggests a relationship with immunological mechanisms. Here, we performed two-dimensional gel electrophoresis to detect immunological molecules related to the fulminant pneumonia caused by influenza virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae co-infection in mice. We found two spots that were expressed strongly in co-infected mouse lungs, compared with S. pneumoniae or influenza virus singly infected mouse lungs. The spots were analysed by mass spectrometry, and identified as alpha-1 anti-trypsin (A1AT), known as an anti-protease for neutrophil-derived proteolytic enzymes, and creatine kinase, which reflects a greater degree of lung damage and cell death. A1AT expression was increased significantly, and proteolytic enzymes from neutrophils, such as neutrophil elastase, myeloperoxidase and lysozyme, were also secreted abundantly in influenza virus and S. pneumoniae co-infected lungs compared with S. pneumoniae or influenza virus singly infected lungs. These data suggest that A1AT may play a central role as a molecule with broad anti-inflammatory properties, and regulation of the neutrophil-mediated severe lung inflammation is important in the pathogenesis of co-infection with influenza virus and bacteria.
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- K Kosai
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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OBJECTIVES Fat embolism syndrome is a clinical issue in subjects with long-bone fracture. It may lead to acute lung injury. The mechanisms and therapeutic regimen remain unclear. The present study was designed to investigate the pathologic and biochemical changes after fat embolization in isolated rat lungs, and to test the effects of posttreatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC). DESIGN Prospective, randomized, controlled animal study. SETTING University research laboratory. SUBJECTS A total of 36 perfused lungs isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats. INTERVENTIONS The isolated lungs were randomly assigned to receive physiologic saline solution (vehicle group), fat embolism (FE group), or FE with NAC posttreatment (FE + NAC group). There were 12 isolated lungs in each group. FE was produced by introduction of corn oil micelles. NAC at a dose 150 mg/kg was given 10 mins after FE. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The extent of acute lung injury was evaluated by lung weight change, protein concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage, and exhaled nitric oxide. We also measured the pulmonary arterial pressure and capillary filtration coefficient and determined the nitrate/nitrite, methylguanidine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-1beta in lung perfusate. Histopathologic changes of the lung were examined and quantified. The levels of neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase were determined. The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase was detected. FE caused acute lung injury as evidenced by the lung weight changes, increases in exhaled nitric oxide and protein concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage, pulmonary hypertension, increased capillary filtration coefficient, and lung pathology. The insult also increased nitrate/nitrite, methylguanidine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-1beta in lung perfusate, increased neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase levels, and upregulated inducible nitric oxide synthase expression. Posttreatment with NAC abrogated these changes induced by FE. CONCLUSION FE caused acute lung injury and associated biochemical changes. Posttreatment with NAC was effective to alleviate the pathologic and biochemical changes caused by FE.
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The involvement of nitric oxide, nitric oxide synthase, neutrophil elastase, myeloperoxidase and proinflammatory cytokines in the acute lung injury caused by phorbol myristate acetate. J Biomed Sci 2008; 15:499-507. [PMID: 18283562 DOI: 10.1007/s11373-008-9238-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Accepted: 01/25/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) causes acute lung injury (ALI). The present study was designed to elucidate the role of nitric oxide (NO), inducible NO synthase (iNOS), neutrophil elastase (NE) and other mediators in the ALI caused by PMA. In isolated rat's lungs, PMA at various doses (1, 2 and 4 mug/g lung weight) was added into the lung perfusate. Vehicle group received dimethyl sulfoxide (the solvent for PMA) 100 mug/g. We measured the lung weight changes, pulmonary arterial pressure, capillary filtration coefficient, exhaled NO, protein concentration in bronchoalveolar lavage (PCBAL) and Evan blue dye leakage. Nitrate/nitrite, methyl guanidine, proinflammatory cytokines, NE and myeloperoxidase (MPO) in lung perfusate were determined. Histopathological examination was performed. We detected the iNOS mRNA expression in lung tissue. PMA caused dose-dependent increases in variables for lung changes, and nitrate/nitrite, methyl guanidine, proinflammatory cytokines, NE and MPO in lung perfusate. The pathology was characterized by alveolar hemorrhagic edema with inflammatory cell infiltration. Scanning electron microscopy revealed endothelial damage. PMA upregulated the expression of iNOS mRNA. Our results suggest that neutrophil activation by PMA causes release of NE, upregulation of iNOS and a series of inflammatory responses leading to endothelial damage and ALI.
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Ami Y, Nagata N, Shirato K, Watanabe R, Iwata N, Nakagaki K, Fukushi S, Saijo M, Morikawa S, Taguchi F. Co-infection of respiratory bacterium with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus induces an exacerbated pneumonia in mice. Microbiol Immunol 2008; 52:118-27. [PMID: 18380809 PMCID: PMC7168413 DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00011.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 12/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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SARS-CoV grows in a variety of tissues that express its receptor, although the mechanism for high replication in the lungs and severe respiratory illness is not well understood. We recently showed that elastase enhances SARS-CoV infection in cultured cells, which suggests that SARS development may be due to elastase-mediated, enhanced SARS-CoV infection in the lungs. To explore this possibility, we examined whether co-infection of mice with SARS-CoV and Pp, a low-pathogenic bacterium which elicits elastase production in the lungs, induces exacerbation of pneumonia. Mice co-infected with SARS-CoV and Pp developed severe respiratory disease with extensive weight loss, resulting in a 33~90% mortality rate. Mice with exacerbated pneumonia showed enhanced virus infection in the lungs and histopathological lesions similar to those found in human SARS cases. Intranasal administration of LPS, another elastase inducer, showed an effect similar to that of Pp infection. Thus, this study shows that exacerbated pneumonia in mice results from co-infection with SARS-CoV and a respiratory bacterium that induces elastase production in the lungs, suggesting a possible role for elastase in the exacerbation of pneumonia.
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- Yasushi Ami
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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- National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Murayama Branch, 4‐7‐1 Gakuen, Musashi‐Murayama, Tokyo 208‐0011, Japan
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Nakamura N, Morisaki H, Suzuki T, Yajima S, Katori N, Kotake Y, Funakoshi Y, Kawabata K, Yamada S, Ishizaka A, Takeda J. Inhibition of neutrophil elastase attenuates gut mucosal injury evoked by acute alveolar hypoxia in rabbits. Shock 2007; 28:101-5. [PMID: 17483739 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e31802fa1b2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to examine whether neutrophil and its elastase activity played consequential roles in the progression of gut barrier dysfunction during acute alveolar hypoxia by using a specific neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat. With our institutional approval, 20 male rabbits (weight, 2.0-2.5 kg) were randomly allocated into two groups: control (n = 11) or sivelestat group (n = 9; bolus, 10 mg/kg, followed by 10 mg/kg per hour). At 4 h of alveolar hypoxia exposure (fraction of inspired oxygen, 0.10) under mechanical ventilation, the white blood cell counts and their function to produce oxygen radicals were measured. Intestinal permeability and myeloperoxidase activity were also assessed concurrently with the examination of histological changes of gut mucosa. The examination of sham animals (n = 4) exposed to normoxia was performed under the same study protocol. The circulating leukocyte counts and the neutrophil chemiluminescence were not different between the groups, whereas the neutrophil elastase activity was significantly increased in the control but not in the sivelestat and sham groups. Permeability, leukocyte accumulation, and myeloperoxidase activity of ileal wall in the control group were significantly elevated, accompanied by apparent destruction of gut mucosa compared with the sivelestat group (P < 0.05). Despite no significant differences in systemic inflammatory responses, the neutrophil elastase activity is a key element in the progression of functional and structural injury of gut mucosa during acute alveolar hypoxia.
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- Norihito Nakamura
- Department of Anesthesiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Sakashita A, Nishimura Y, Nishiuma T, Takenaka K, Kobayashi K, Kotani Y, Yokoyama M. Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (sivelestat) attenuates subsequent ventilator-induced lung injury in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2007; 571:62-71. [PMID: 17599828 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2007] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/22/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mechanical ventilation can paradoxically cause acute lung injury, which is termed ventilator-induced lung injury. Neutrophil recruitment and neutrophil elastase release play a central role in the pathogenesis of ventilator-induced lung injury including cell damage, extracellular matrix degradation and alveolar-capillary hyperpermeability. We therefore speculated that neutrophil elastase inhibition ameliorates ventilator-induced lung injury. Anesthetized C57/BL6 mice received mechanical ventilation with a high tidal volume (V(T); 20 ml/kg) for 4 h. The neutrophil elastase inhibitor (sivelestat, 100 mg/kg) or saline was given intraperitoneally (i.p.) 30 min before ventilation. Sivelestat completely inhibited both neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase activities that were increased by ventilation, and attenuated the histopathological degree of lung damage, neutrophil accumulation and lung water content, as well as the concentration of macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-2, interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and serum. Moreover, mechanical ventilation increased the phosphorylation of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and the expression of early growth response gene-1 (Egr-1) mRNA, and these increases were also recovered by sivelestat. The terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end-labeling (TUNEL) staining revealed apoptotic cells mainly in alveolar epithelial cells and their numbers corresponded to histological damage. These data suggested that sivelestat could protect against ventilator-induced lung injury by suppressing apoptotic responses through mechanical stress-induced cell signaling in addition to inhibiting neutrophil chemotaxis.
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- Akihiro Sakashita
- Division of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan
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Chen B, Wen Y, Yu X, Polan ML. The role of neutrophil elastase in elastin metabolism of pelvic tissues from women with stress urinary incontinence. Neurourol Urodyn 2007; 26:274-9. [PMID: 17089373 DOI: 10.1002/nau.20347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Altered elastin metabolism is implicated in pelvic floor disorders. We studied neutrophil elastase (NE) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activities in vaginal tissues from premenopausal women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI). METHODS Elastase and NE activities in vaginal tissues were assessed. Protein and mRNA expressions were determined by RT-PCR and Western blot. Total elastin and collagen contents were evaluated. To compare the relative elastolytic effect of NE and MMP-2, we used their respective antibodies to immunoprecipitate these proteins from vaginal fibroblast extracts prior to assessing elastase activity. RESULTS Elastase activity in vaginal wall tissues was significantly higher in the secretory compared to the proliferative phase. NE mRNA and protein expressions were similar between control and SUI tissues from the secretory phase. However, NE activity in the SUI tissues was higher compared to control tissues. The mRNA expression of alpha-1 antitrypsin (ATT) was higher in control tissues from the proliferative phase compared to those from the secretory phase, while no difference was observed in SUI tissues between either phase. Protein expression of the active form of ATT was decreased in SUI tissues compared to controls during the secretory phase. Anti-NE antibody reduced total elastase activity by 60-70%, compared to less than 20% reduction with anti-MMP-2 antibody. CONCLUSION During the secretory phase, elastolytic activity is increased in pelvic tissues from women with SUI, through an increase in NE activity and a concurrent decrease in ATT expression. The serine protease, NE, appears to be a more significant modulator of elastase activity compared to MMP-2.
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- Bertha Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Wakayama F, Fukuda I, Suzuki Y, Kondo N. Neutrophil Elastase Inhibitor, Sivelestat, Attenuates Acute Lung Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass in the Rabbit Endotoxemia Model. Ann Thorac Surg 2007; 83:153-60. [PMID: 17184651 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2006] [Revised: 08/03/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neutrophil elastase probably contributes to the development of acute lung injury after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in patients with infection or shock. We evaluated whether pretreatment with sivelestat sodium hydrate, a neutrophil elastase inhibitor (EI), can prevent acute lung injury caused by CPB. METHODS Rabbits were assigned four groups: CPB for 60 minutes, control CPB group; low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration without CPB, LPS group; CPB after lipopolysaccharide administration, LPS+CPB group; or preparation with continuous infusion of sivelestat and CPBs after lipopolysaccharide administration, EI group. Blood samples to determine blood gas concentration, plasma elastase activity, and plasma interleukin-8 levels were obtained. Histopathologic examinations of the lung were performed. RESULTS The decreased arterial oxygen pressure at the end of CPB was observed in the LPS+CPB group only, but was suppressed in the EI group (p < 0.01). Elastase activity was markedly elevated at 120 minutes after CPB, and interleukin-8 levels were markedly elevated at 180 minutes in the LPS+CPB group but were much lower (p < 0.05) in the EI group. Histopathology demonstrated accumulation of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in bronchoalveolar areas in the LPS+CPB group (p < 0.01). Pulmonary myeloperoxidase activity was significantly lower in the LPS+CPB group than in the other groups (p < 0.01). These changes were minimal in the EI group. CONCLUSIONS The combination of low dose LPS+60 minutes of CPB, but neither intervention alone, produced evidence of acute lung injury in a rabbit model. This did not occur when the animals were pretreated with sivelestat.
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- Fuminori Wakayama
- First Department of Surgery, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan
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