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Kamińska-Gibas T, Szczygieł J, Blasweiler A, Gajda Ł, Yilmaz E, Jurecka P, Kolek L, Ples M, Irnazarow I. New reports on iron related proteins: Molecular characterization of two ferroportin genes in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) and its expression pattern. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 142:109087. [PMID: 37777096 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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Iron uptake, transport, and storage require the involvement of several proteins, including ferroportin (fpn), the sole known iron efflux transporter. Due to its critical function fpn has been studied, particularly in humans. Here, we characterized the ferroportin gene in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) and performed RNA-seq analysis to evaluate its constitutive transcription levels across different tissues. Our results indicate that C. carpio possesses two functional fpns with distinct expression patterns, highlighting the potential for functional divergence and expression differentiation among fpns in this species.
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- Teresa Kamińska-Gibas
- Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture in Gołysz, Zaborze, 43-520, Chybie, Poland
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- Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture in Gołysz, Zaborze, 43-520, Chybie, Poland
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- Aquaculture and Fisheries Group, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, PO Box 338, 6700 AH, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice, Bankowa 9, 40-007, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, Turkey
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- Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture in Gołysz, Zaborze, 43-520, Chybie, Poland
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- Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture in Gołysz, Zaborze, 43-520, Chybie, Poland
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- Department of Biomechatronics, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Roosevelta 40 Str., 41-800, Zabrze, Poland
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- Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture in Gołysz, Zaborze, 43-520, Chybie, Poland.
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Benarroch E. What Is the Role of Ferroptosis in Neurodegeneration? Neurology 2023; 101:312-319. [PMID: 37580137 PMCID: PMC10437014 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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Rafati Rahimzadeh M, Rafati Rahimzadeh M, Kazemi S, Moghadamnia AR, Ghaemi Amiri M, Moghadamnia AA. Iron; Benefits or threatens (with emphasis on mechanism and treatment of its poisoning). Hum Exp Toxicol 2023; 42:9603271231192361. [PMID: 37526177 DOI: 10.1177/09603271231192361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Iron is a necessary biological element and one of the richest in the human body, but it can cause changes in cell function and activity control. Iron is involved in a wide range of oxidation - reduction activities. Whenever iron exceeds the cellular metabolic needs, its excess causes changes in the products of cellular respiration, such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl. The formation of these compounds causes cellular toxicity. Lack of control over reactive oxygen species causes damages to DNA, proteins, and lipids. Conversely, superoxide, hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl are reactive oxygen species, using antioxidants, restoring DNA function, and controlling iron stores lead to natural conditions. Iron poisoning causes clinical manifestations in the gastrointestinal tract, liver, heart, kidneys, and hematopoietic system. When serum iron is elevated, serum iron concentrations, total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) and ferritin will also increase. Supportive care is provided by whole bowel irrigation (WBI), esophagogastroduodenoscopy is required to evaluate mucosal injury and remove undissolved iron tablets. The use of chelator agents such as deferoxamine mesylate, deferasirox, deferiprone, deferitrin are very effective in removing excess iron. Of course, the combined treatment of these chelators plays an important role in increasing iron excretion, and reducing side effects.
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Faculty of Education Development Center (EDC), Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
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Tan B, Sun B, Yang C, Li C, Zhang J, Yang W. Efficacy of Pneumatophorus japonicus meat as an iron fortificant in whole-wheat flour in preventing iron deficiency. J Food Sci 2023; 88:503-512. [PMID: 36510376 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.16394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a global health concern affecting one-third of the world's population, particularly those dominated by plant-based food. Fortifying staple foods with iron has been an effective strategy for preventing IDA. Pneumatophorus japonicus is an essential economic fish in China. Pneumatophorus japonicus dark meat is usually underutilized as a byproduct, though it contains bounteous nutrients, including heme iron (10.50 mg/100 g). This study aimed to investigate the iron bioavailability of P. japonicus dark meat and to evaluate its potential as an iron fortifier for whole-wheat flour, a typical staple food, using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell culture system. Our results suggested the excellent iron bioavailability of P. japonicus dark meat in comparison with beef (a heme dietary iron reference), whole-wheat flour (a non-heme dietary iron reference), and FeSO4 (a conventional iron supplement). The addition of P. japonicus dark meat notably enhanced iron solubility, bioavailability, and protein digestibility of whole-wheat flour. The flour-dark meat mixture yielded 1.96 times the iron bioavailability compared to beef per gram. The iron bioavailability was further improved by adding vitamin C, a commonly used dietary factor, at the Vc/iron mass ratio of 2:100-5:100. Our findings reveal the promise of P. japonicus dark meat as a significant source of bioavailable iron, providing a basis for developing fish byproducts as alternatives for iron supplementation. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: This study investigated the iron bioavailability of Pneumatophorus japonicus meat using in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell culture system. These results could be used to improve the utilization of Pneumatophorus japonicus byproduct (dark meat) and develop the potential of the byproduct as an iron fortifier for whole-wheat flour.
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- Beibei Tan
- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Protein Food Deep Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Protein Food Deep Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, China
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- College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.,Key Laboratory of Animal Protein Food Deep Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, China
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Chung JY, Jung HU, Kim DJ, Baek EJ, Kim HK, Kang JO, Lim JE, Oh B. Identification of five genetic variants with differential effects on obesity-related traits based on age. Front Genet 2022; 13:970657. [PMID: 36276968 PMCID: PMC9585212 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.970657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Obesity is a major public health concern, and its prevalence generally increases with age. As the number of elderly people is increasing in the aging population, the age-dependent increase in obesity has raised interest in the underlying mechanism. To understand the genetic basis of age-related increase in obesity, we identified genetic variants showing age-dependent differential effects on obesity. We conducted stratified analyses between young and old groups using genome-wide association studies of 355,335 United Kingom Biobank participants for five obesity-related phenotypes, including body mass index, body fat percentage, waist-hip ratio, waist circumference, and hip circumference. Using t-statistic, we identified five significant lead single nucleotide polymorphisms: rs2258461 with body mass index, rs9861311 and rs429358 with body fat percentage, rs2870099 with waist-hip ratio, and rs145500243 with waist circumference. Among these single nucleotide polymorphisms, rs429358, located in APOE gene was associated with diverse age-related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, coronary artery disease, age-related degenerative macular diseases, and cognitive decline. The C allele of rs429358 gradually decreases body fat percentage as one grows older in the range of 40–69 years. In conclusion, we identified five genetic variants with differential effects on obesity-related phenotypes based on age using a stratified analysis between young and old groups, which may help to elucidate the mechanisms by which age influences the development of obesity.
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- Ju Yeon Chung
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
- *Correspondence: Ji Eun Lim, ; Bermseok Oh,
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
- *Correspondence: Ji Eun Lim, ; Bermseok Oh,
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Song YS, Annalora AJ, Marcus CB, Jefcoate CR, Sorenson CM, Sheibani N. Cytochrome P450 1B1: A Key Regulator of Ocular Iron Homeostasis and Oxidative Stress. Cells 2022; 11:2930. [PMID: 36230892 PMCID: PMC9563809 DOI: 10.3390/cells11192930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1B1 belongs to the superfamily of heme-containing monooxygenases. Unlike other CYP enzymes, which are highly expressed in the liver, CYP1B1 is predominantly found in extrahepatic tissues, such as the brain, and ocular tissues including retina and trabecular meshwork. CYP1B1 metabolizes exogenous chemicals such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. CYP1B1 also metabolizes endogenous bioactive compounds including estradiol and arachidonic acid. These metabolites impact various cellular and physiological processes during development and pathological processes. We previously showed that CYP1B1 deficiency mitigates ischemia-mediated retinal neovascularization and drives the trabecular meshwork dysgenesis through increased levels of oxidative stress. However, the underlying mechanisms responsible for CYP1B1-deficiency-mediated increased oxidative stress remain largely unresolved. Iron is an essential element and utilized as a cofactor in a variety of enzymes. However, excess iron promotes the production of hydroxyl radicals, lipid peroxidation, increased oxidative stress, and cell damage. The retinal endothelium is recognized as a major component of the blood-retinal barrier, which controls ocular iron levels through the modulation of proteins involved in iron regulation present in retinal endothelial cells, as well as other ocular cell types including trabecular meshwork cells. We previously showed increased levels of reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidation in the absence of CYP1B1, and in the retinal vasculature and trabecular meshwork, which was reversed by administration of antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. Here, we review the important role CYP1B1 expression and activity play in maintaining retinal redox homeostasis through the modulation of iron levels by retinal endothelial cells. The relationship between CYP1B1 expression and activity and iron levels has not been previously delineated. We review the potential significance of CYP1B1 expression, estrogen metabolism, and hepcidin-ferroportin regulatory axis in the local regulation of ocular iron levels.
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- Yong-Seok Song
- Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Organ State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Organ State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Sherry Wines: Worldwide Production, Chemical Composition and Screening Conception for Flor Yeasts. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8080381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The manufacturing of sherry wines is a unique, carefully regulated process, from harvesting to quality control of the finished product, involving dynamic biological aging in a “criadera-solera” system or some other techniques. Specialized “flor” strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae play the central role in the sherry manufacturing process. As a result, sherry wines have a characteristic and unique chemical composition that determines their organoleptic properties (such as color, odor, and taste) and distinguishes them from all other types of wine. The use of modern methods of genetics and biotechnology contributes to a deep understanding of the microbiology of sherry production and allows us to define a new methodology for breeding valuable flor strains. This review discusses the main sherry-producing regions and the chemical composition of sherry wines, as well as genetic, oenological, and other selective markers for flor strains that can be used for screening novel candidates that are promising for sherry production among environmental isolates.
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Das BK, Wang L, Fujiwara T, Zhou J, Aykin-Burns N, Krager KJ, Lan R, Mackintosh SG, Edmondson R, Jennings ML, Wang X, Feng JQ, Barrientos T, Gogoi J, Kannan A, Gao L, Xing W, Mohan S, Zhao H. Transferrin receptor 1-mediated iron uptake regulates bone mass in mice via osteoclast mitochondria and cytoskeleton. eLife 2022; 11:73539. [PMID: 35758636 PMCID: PMC9352353 DOI: 10.7554/elife.73539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Increased intracellular iron spurs mitochondrial biogenesis and respiration to satisfy high-energy demand during osteoclast differentiation and bone-resorbing activities. Transferrin receptor 1 (Tfr1) mediates cellular iron uptake through endocytosis of iron-loaded transferrin, and its expression increases during osteoclast differentiation. Nonetheless, the precise functions of Tfr1 and Tfr1-mediated iron uptake in osteoclast biology and skeletal homeostasis remain incompletely understood. To investigate the role of Tfr1 in osteoclast lineage cells in vivo and in vitro, we crossed Tfrc (encoding Tfr1)-floxed mice with Lyz2 (LysM)-Cre and Cathepsin K (Ctsk)-Cre mice to generate Tfrc conditional knockout mice in myeloid osteoclast precursors (Tfr1ΔLysM) or differentiated osteoclasts (Tfr1ΔCtsk), respectively. Skeletal phenotyping by µCT and histology unveiled a significant increase in trabecular bone mass with normal osteoclast number in long bones of 10-week-old young and 6-month-old adult female but not male Tfr1ΔLysM mice. Although high trabecular bone volume in long bones was observed in both male and female Tfr1ΔCtsk mice, this phenotype was more pronounced in female knockout mice. Consistent with this gender-dependent phenomena, estrogen deficiency induced by ovariectomy decreased trabecular bone mass in Tfr1ΔLysM mice. Mechanistically, disruption of Tfr1 expression attenuated mitochondrial metabolism and cytoskeletal organization in mature osteoclasts in vitro by attenuating mitochondrial respiration and activation of the Src-Rac1-WAVE regulatory complex axis, respectively, leading to decreased bone resorption with little impact on osteoclast differentiation. These results indicate that Tfr1-mediated iron uptake is specifically required for osteoclast function and is indispensable for bone remodeling in a gender-dependent manner.
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- Bhaba K Das
- Long Beach VA Healthcare System, Southern California Institute for Research and Education, Long Beach, United States
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- Department of Orthopedics, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Anhui Medical University, HeFei, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Dallas, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, Dallas, United States
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- Long Beach VA Healthcare System, Southern California Institute for Research and Education, Long Beach, United States
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- Long Beach VA Healthcare System, Southern California Institute for Research and Education, Long Beach, United States
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- Long Beach VA Healthcare System, Southern California Institute for Research and Education, Long Beach, United States
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, United States
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- Musculoskeletal Disease Center, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, United States
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- Long Beach VA Healthcare System, Southern California Institute for Research and Education, Long Beach, United States
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Moscheo C, Licciardello M, Samperi P, La Spina M, Di Cataldo A, Russo G. New Insights into Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children: A Practical Review. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12040289. [PMID: 35448476 PMCID: PMC9029079 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12040289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most frequent hematological disorder in children, with an incidence in industrialized countries of 20.1% between 0 and 4 years of age and 5.9% between 5 and 14 years (39 and 48.1% in developing countries). Although IDA has been recognized for a long time, there are still uncovered issues and room for improving the management of this condition. New frontiers regarding its diagnosis and therapeutic options emerge every day; recently, innovative formulations of iron have been launched, both for oral and parenteral administration, with the aim of offering treatment schedules with higher efficacy and lower toxicity. As a matter of fact, glycinate and liposomal preparations, while maintaining a satisfying efficacy profile, have significantly fewer side effects, in comparison to the traditional elemental iron salts; parenteral iron, usually considered a second-choice therapy reserved to selected cases, may evolve further, as a consequence of the production of molecules with an interesting clinical profile such as ferrocarboxymaltose, which is already available for adolescents aged >14 years. The present article reports the clinically relevant latest insights regarding IDA in children and offers a practical guide to help pediatricians, particularly to choose the most appropriate prevention and therapy strategies.
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- Carla Moscheo
- Pediatric Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “Rodolico-San Marco”, viale Carlo Azeglio Ciampi n.1, 95121 Catania, Italy;
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “Rodolico-San Marco”, via Santa Sofia n.78, 95123 Catania, Italy; (M.L.); (P.S.); (M.L.S.)
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “Rodolico-San Marco”, via Santa Sofia n.78, 95123 Catania, Italy; (M.L.); (P.S.); (M.L.S.)
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “Rodolico-San Marco”, via Santa Sofia n.78, 95123 Catania, Italy; (M.L.); (P.S.); (M.L.S.)
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “Rodolico-San Marco”, via Santa Sofia n.78, 95123 Catania, Italy; (M.L.); (P.S.); (M.L.S.)
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia 89, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.D.C.); (G.R.)
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- Pediatric Onco-Hematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico “Rodolico-San Marco”, via Santa Sofia n.78, 95123 Catania, Italy; (M.L.); (P.S.); (M.L.S.)
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, via Santa Sofia 89, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.D.C.); (G.R.)
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Patidar A, Malhotra H, Chaudhary S, Kumar M, Dilawari R, Chaubey GK, Dhiman A, Modanwal R, Talukdar S, Raje CI, Raje M. Host glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase-mediated iron acquisition is hijacked by intraphagosomal Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:62. [PMID: 35001155 PMCID: PMC11072694 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-04110-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Availability of iron is a key factor in the survival and multiplication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) within host macrophage phagosomes. Despite host cell iron regulatory machineries attempts to deny supply of this essential micronutrient, intraphagosomal M.tb continues to access extracellular iron. In the current study, we report that intracellular M.tb exploits mammalian secreted Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (sGAPDH) for the delivery of host iron carrier proteins lactoferrin (Lf) and transferrin (Tf). Studying the trafficking of iron carriers in infected cells we observed that sGAPDH along with the iron carrier proteins are preferentially internalized into infected cells and trafficked to M.tb containing phagosomes where they are internalized by resident mycobacteria resulting in iron delivery. Collectively our findings provide a new mechanism of iron acquisition by M.tb involving the hijack of host sGAPDH. This may contribute to its successful pathogenesis and provide an option for targeted therapeutic intervention.
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- Anil Patidar
- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Phase X, Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Punjab, 160062, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh, 160036, India.
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Nita E, Bairaktari E, Kolios G, Migkos MP, Somarakis GP, Markatseli T, Archimandriti D, Tsaousi C, Voulgari PV. Role of Hepcidin in Anemia of Chronic Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Lab Physicians 2021; 13:317-322. [PMID: 34975249 PMCID: PMC8714409 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1732827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Objective Anemia of chronic disease is a frequent consequence in rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with major clinical and patient outcomes. The present cross-sectional study explored the role of hepcidin (HEP) in anemia of chronic disease in rheumatoid arthritis by studying its relationships with markers of anemia, iron metabolism, inflammation, and erythropoiesis. Methods Blood samples from anemic ( n = 43) and nonanemic ( n = 43) rheumatoid arthritis patients were analyzed for markers of anemia (hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, red cells distribution width, and reticulocyte hemoglobin), iron metabolism (iron, total iron binding capacity, ferritin, transferrin saturation, soluble transferrin receptor), inflammation (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, and interleukin 6), and erythropoiesis (erythropoietin and HEP). Correlation analysis was used to identify relationships between HEP and all other variables. Principal component analysis was used to identify common underlying dimensions representing linear combinations of all variables. Results HEP had statistically significant mostly moderate-to-large correlations with markers of anemia (0.30-0.70, all p < 0.01), small correlation with markers of iron metabolism and markers of inflammation ( r = 0.20-0.40, all p < 0.01), and moderate correlations with markers of erythropoiesis. Principal component analysis revealed two underlying components (factors) capturing approximately 50% of total variability. Factor 1 comprised mainly of markers of anemia, iron metabolism, and erythropoiesis and was related to "erythrocyte health status," while factor 2 comprised mainly markers of inflammation and iron metabolism and was related to "acute phase reactants." HEP was the only variable demonstrating substantial loadings on both factors. Conclusions HEP is related to markers of anemia, iron metabolism, inflammation, and erythropoiesis. In addition, when all variables are "reduced" to a minimum number of two "latent" factors, HEP is loaded on both, thus underlying its pivotal role in the complex interaction of the erythropoietic response in inflammation-induced anemia and/or functional iron deficiency.
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- Eleni Nita
- Microbiology Laboratory, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Hematological Laboratory, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Rheumatology Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Antioxidant Activity of Stryphnodendron rotundifolium Mart. Stem Bark Fraction in an Iron Overload Model. Foods 2021; 10:foods10112683. [PMID: 34828960 PMCID: PMC8620336 DOI: 10.3390/foods10112683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Stryphnodendron rotundifolium Mart., popularly known as “barbatimão”, is a plant species traditionally used by topical and oral routes for the treatment of infectious and inflammatory diseases. Considering the well-described antioxidant properties of this species, this study investigated the protective effects of its keto-aqueous extract using an in vitro model of iron overload. Phenolic compounds were quantified and identified by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled with quadrupole Time-Of-Flight Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (UPLC–ESI-qTOF-MS/MS) in positive and negative ions mode analysis. Antioxidant activity was analyzed following the iron-chelating–reducing capacity and deoxyribose degradation (2-DR) protection methods. The analysis identified condensed tannins (54.8 mg catechin/g dry fraction (DF), polyphenols (25 mg gallic acid/g DF), and hydrolyzable tannins (28.8 mg tannic acid/g DF). Among the constituents, prodelphinidin, procyanidin, and prorobinetinidine were isolated and identified. The extract significantly protected 2-DR degradation induced by Fe2+ (72% protection) or •OH (43% protection). The ortho-phenanthroline test revealed Fe2+-chelating and Fe3+-reducing activities of 93% and 84%, respectively. A preliminary toxicological analysis using Artemia salina revealed mortality below 10%, at a concentration of 0.25 mg/mL, indicating low toxicity under the present experimental conditions. In conclusion, the findings of the present study indicate that Stryphnodendron rotundifolium is a source of antioxidant compounds with the potential to be used in drug development in the context of iron overload disorders, which remains to be further investigated in vivo.
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Sumi K, Munakata K, Konno S, Ashida K, Nakazato K. Inorganic Iron Supplementation Rescues Hematological Insufficiency Even Under Intense Exercise Training in a Mouse Model of Iron Deficiency with Anemia. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:2945-2960. [PMID: 33025520 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02402-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) due to malnutrition and/or blood loss is a common condition, especially in women of reproductive age. Intense exercise can induce anemia via an inflammatory response, but whether intense exercise affects the efficacy of iron supplementation to treat IDA is unclear. Here, we show in a mouse model of IDA that acute intense swimming increased IL-6 levels in the blood, but did not affect the maximum elevation of plasma iron following oral administration of 0.5 mg/kg Bw iron. However, compared with the control group without intense exercise, acute intense swimming was associated with a significant decrease in plasma iron 2 and 4 h after iron loading that could be attributed to rapid iron absorption in peripheral tissues. In the chronic experiment, IDA mice administered 0.36, 1.06, or 3.2 mg/kg Bw iron per day that were subjected to 11 intense swimming sessions over 3 weeks showed significantly decreased recovery levels for hemoglobin and red blood cell count during the early phase of the experimental period. At the end of the experimental period, significant, dose-dependent effects of iron, but not the main effect of intense exercise, were seen for recovery of hemoglobin and red blood cell counts, consistent with the acute exercise study. These results suggested that intense exercise in the presence of IDA does not inhibit iron absorption from the gastrointestinal tract and that iron supplementation can enhance the recovery process even after intense exercise.
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- Koichiro Sumi
- Food Microbiology and Function Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji Co., Ltd., 1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachiouji, Tokyo, 192-0919, Japan.
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- Food Microbiology and Function Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji Co., Ltd., 1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachiouji, Tokyo, 192-0919, Japan
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- Food Microbiology and Function Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji Co., Ltd., 1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachiouji, Tokyo, 192-0919, Japan
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- Food Microbiology and Function Research Laboratories, R&D Division, Meiji Co., Ltd., 1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachiouji, Tokyo, 192-0919, Japan
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- Department of Exercise Physiology, Nippon Sport Science University, 7-1-1 Fukasawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Chronic inflammation was a major predictor and determinant factor of anemia in lactating women in Sidama zone southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240254. [PMID: 33017433 PMCID: PMC7535025 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Anemia in women of reproductive age is highly prevalent globally and remains a public health problem. In Ethiopia, despite efforts to minimize the burden of anemia, it is still a moderate public health problem. Anemia has various etiologies including nutritional deficiency, parasitic infection, and inflammation. The aim of this study was to examine contributing factors to anemia in lactating women. Following ethical approval, and six months after delivery, all lactating women (n = 150) were recruited to participate in this study from eight randomly selected rural villages. Anthropometric and socio-economic factors were assessed. From each, a blood sample was collected for measuring hemoglobin, iron biomarkers, zinc, selenium, and inflammation markers. The median (IQR) hemoglobin (Hb) was 132 (123, 139) g/L. Of the women, 19% were anemic and 7% had iron deficiency anemia; 31% were iron deficient and 2% had iron overload. Also, 8% had functional iron deficit, 6% had acute inflammation, 13% had chronic inflammation, and 16% had tissue iron deficiency. The majority (78%) of the women had low plasma zinc out of which more than 16% were anemic. Hb was positively associated with plasma iron and plasma zinc and negatively associated with transferrin receptor (TfR) and α-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP). Plasma iron, AGP, TfR, hepcidin and plasma zinc were significant predictors of maternal anemia. Additionally MUAC and level of education were associated positively with maternal hemoglobin. This study showed that maternal anemia was associated with multiple factors including nutritional deficiencies, inflammation and limited education.
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Baek JH, Shin HKH, Gao Y, Buehler PW. Ferroportin inhibition attenuates plasma iron, oxidant stress, and renal injury following red blood cell transfusion in guinea pigs. Transfusion 2020; 60:513-523. [PMID: 32064619 DOI: 10.1111/trf.15720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Red blood cell (RBC) transfusions result in the sequestration and metabolism of storage-damaged RBCs within the spleen and liver. These events are followed by increased plasma iron concentrations that can contribute to oxidant stress and cellular injury. We hypothesized that administration of a ferroportin inhibitor (FPN-INH) immediately after acute RBC exchange transfusion could attenuate posttransfusion circulatory compartment iron exposure, by retaining iron in spleen and hepatic macrophages. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Donor guinea pig blood was leukoreduced, and RBCs were preserved at 4°C. Recipient guinea pigs (n = 5/group) were exchange transfused with donor RBCs after refrigerator preservation and dosed intravenously with a small-molecule FPN-INH. Groups included transfusion with vehicle (saline), 5 mg/kg or 25 mg/kg FPN-INH. A time course of RBC morphology, plasma non-transferrin-bound iron (NTBI) and plasma hemoglobin (Hb) were evaluated. End-study spleen, liver, and kidney organ iron levels, as well as renal tissue oxidation and injury, were measured acutely (24-hr after transfusion). RESULTS RBC transfusion increased plasma NTBI, with maximal concentrations occurring 8 hours after transfusion. Posttransfusion iron accumulation resulted in tubule oxidation and acute kidney injury. FPN inhibition increased spleen and liver parenchymal/macrophage iron accumulation, but attenuated plasma NTBI, and subsequent renal tissue oxidation/injury. CONCLUSION In situations of acute RBC transfusion, minimizing circulatory NTBI exposure by FPN inhibition may attenuate organ-specific adverse consequences of iron exposure.
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- Jin Hyen Baek
- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Division of Blood Components and Devices, Center of Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Division of Blood Components and Devices, Center of Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Viral Products, Center of Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Center for Blood Oxygen Transport, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.,Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis, Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Sousa L, Oliveira MM, Pessôa MTC, Barbosa LA. Iron overload: Effects on cellular biochemistry. Clin Chim Acta 2019; 504:180-189. [PMID: 31790701 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Iron is an essential element for human life. However, it is a pro-oxidant agent capable of reacting with hydrogen peroxide. An iron overload can cause cellular changes, such as damage to the plasma membrane leading to cell death. Effects of iron overload in cellular biochemical processes include modulating membrane enzymes, such as the Na, K-ATPase, impairing the ionic transport and inducing irreversible damage to cellular homeostasis. To avoid such damage, cells have an antioxidant system that acts in an integrated manner to prevent oxidative stress. In addition, the cells contain proteins responsible for iron transport and storage, preventing its reaction with other substances during absorption. Moreover, iron is associated with cellular events coordinated by iron-responsive proteins (IRPs) that regulate several cellular functions, including a process of cell death called ferroptosis. This review will address the biochemical aspects of iron overload at the cellular level and its effects on important cellular structures.
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- Leilismara Sousa
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Celular, Universidade Federal de São João del Rei, Campus Centro-Oeste Dona Lindu, Divinópolis, MG, Brazil.
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Khandia R, Dadar M, Munjal A, Dhama K, Karthik K, Tiwari R, Yatoo MI, Iqbal HMN, Singh KP, Joshi SK, Chaicumpa W. A Comprehensive Review of Autophagy and Its Various Roles in Infectious, Non-Infectious, and Lifestyle Diseases: Current Knowledge and Prospects for Disease Prevention, Novel Drug Design, and Therapy. Cells 2019; 8:cells8070674. [PMID: 31277291 PMCID: PMC6678135 DOI: 10.3390/cells8070674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Autophagy (self-eating) is a conserved cellular degradation process that plays important roles in maintaining homeostasis and preventing nutritional, metabolic, and infection-mediated stresses. Autophagy dysfunction can have various pathological consequences, including tumor progression, pathogen hyper-virulence, and neurodegeneration. This review describes the mechanisms of autophagy and its associations with other cell death mechanisms, including apoptosis, necrosis, necroptosis, and autosis. Autophagy has both positive and negative roles in infection, cancer, neural development, metabolism, cardiovascular health, immunity, and iron homeostasis. Genetic defects in autophagy can have pathological consequences, such as static childhood encephalopathy with neurodegeneration in adulthood, Crohn's disease, hereditary spastic paraparesis, Danon disease, X-linked myopathy with excessive autophagy, and sporadic inclusion body myositis. Further studies on the process of autophagy in different microbial infections could help to design and develop novel therapeutic strategies against important pathogenic microbes. This review on the progress and prospects of autophagy research describes various activators and suppressors, which could be used to design novel intervention strategies against numerous diseases and develop therapeutic drugs to protect human and animal health.
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- Rekha Khandia
- Department of Genetics, Barkatullah University, Bhopal 462 026, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj 31975/148, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Barkatullah University, Bhopal 462 026, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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- Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Central University Laboratory, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600051, India
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Sciences, UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, Uttar Pradesh 281 001, India
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- Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar 190025, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N. L., CP 64849, Mexico
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- Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly 243 122, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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- Center of Research Excellence on Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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Burganowski R, Vahter M, Queirolo EI, Peregalli F, Baccino V, Barcia E, Mangieri S, Ocampo V, Mañay N, Martínez G, Kordas K. A cross-sectional study of urinary cadmium concentrations in relation to dietary intakes in Uruguayan school children. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 658:1239-1248. [PMID: 30677986 PMCID: PMC6369586 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cadmium (Cd) exposure has adverse health effects in children. Diet contributes to Cd exposure, but dietary components could affect body Cd levels. OBJECTIVE To examine associations between diet and urinary Cd (U-Cd) in children. METHODS In this cross-sectional study conducted in Montevideo, Uruguay, Cd exposure of 5-8 year old children (n = 279 with complete data) was assessed in first morning urine (U-Cd), a marker of long-term exposure, measured by ICP-MS and adjusted for specific gravity. Distribution of U-Cd was (median [5%, 95%]: 0.06 [0.02, 0.17] μg/L); data were natural-log-transformed (ln) for statistical analyses. Serum ferritin (SF), an indicator of iron stores, was measured in fasting samples. Trained nutritionists completed two non-consecutive 24-h dietary recalls with both child and caregiver present. Measures of iron, zinc, calcium and fiber intake, and the consumption of grains, root vegetables, milk, and foods rich in heme iron (white and read meats) and non-heme iron (legumes, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, dried fruit) were derived. Multivariable ordinary least squares (OLS) and ordinal regressions were used to examine associations among tertiles of water Cd, SF, diet, and U-Cd. OLS models were further stratified by sex. RESULTS In covariate-adjusted models, SF was not related to ln-U-Cd. Children in highest tertile of iron and zinc intake had lower ln-U-Cd: (-0.23 [-0.42, -0.03]) and (-0.25 [-0.44, -0.05]), respectively, compared to the reference group. Children consuming higher amounts of foods rich in heme iron had slightly lower ln-U-Cd (-0.17 [-0.36, 0.03]). High grain consumption was related to higher ln-U-Cd (0.25 [0.06, 0.45]). CONCLUSIONS Diets rich in grains were related to higher urinary Cd levels among children living in the context of low Cd pollution. Higher intake of iron and zinc was related to lower Cd levels. Given that urinary Cd is mainly a marker of long-term exposure, these findings should be further corroborated.
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- Rachael Burganowski
- Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States of America
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for Research, Catholic University of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Pereira Rossell Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Republic of Uruguay (UDELAR), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Republic of Uruguay (UDELAR), Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States of America.
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Figueiredo ACMG, Gomes-Filho IS, Batista JET, Orrico GS, Porto ECL, Cruz Pimenta RM, dos Santos Conceição S, Brito SM, Ramos MDSX, Sena MCF, Vilasboas SWSL, Seixas da Cruz S, Pereira MG. Maternal anemia and birth weight: A prospective cohort study. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212817. [PMID: 30884493 PMCID: PMC6422668 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between maternal anemia and low/insufficient birth weight. DESIGN A prospective cohort study of pregnant women who underwent prenatal care at the healthcare units in a municipality of northeast Brazil together with their newborn infants was carried out. The pregnant women were classified as having anemia when the hemoglobin level was below 11 g/dl. Infants who were born full term weighing less than 2500 grams were classified as low birth weight, and those weighing between 2500 and 2999 grams were classified as insufficient weight. The occurrence of maternal anemia and its association with birth weight was verified using crude and adjusted Relative Risk (RR) estimates with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs). RESULTS The final sample was comprised of 622 women. Maternal anemia was considered a risk factor for low/insufficient birth weight, after adjusting the effect measurement for maternal age, family income, urinary infection, parity, alcoholic beverage consumption during pregnancy and gestational body mass index: RRadjusted = 1.38 [95% CI: 1.07 to 1.77]. CONCLUSIONS Maternal anemia was associated with low/insufficient birth weight, representing a risk factor for the gestational outcomes studied.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia, Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, Brazil
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El’darov MA, Avdanina DA, Shalamitskii MY, Ivanova EV, Tanashchuk TN, Kishkovskaya SA, Ravin NV, Mardanov AV. Polymorphism of the Iron Homeostasis Genes and Iron Sensitivity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Flor and Wine Strains. Microbiology (Reading) 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261719020036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mills NT, Maier R, Whitfield JB, Wright MJ, Colodro-Conde L, Byrne EM, Scott JG, Byrne GJ, Hansell NK, Vinkhuyzen AAE, CouvyDuchesne B, Montgomery GW, Henders AK, Martin NG, Wray NR, Benyamin B. Investigating the relationship between iron and depression. J Psychiatr Res 2017; 94:148-155. [PMID: 28715705 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lower levels of circulating iron have been associated with depression. Our objective was to investigate the phenotypic and genetic relationship between measures of circulating levels of iron (serum iron, transferrin, transferrin saturation, and ferritin) and depressive symptoms. Data were available from ongoing studies at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (QIMRB), including twin adolescents (mean age 15.1 years, standard deviation (SD) 3.2 years), and twin adults (mean age 23.2 years, SD 2.2 years). In the adolescent cohort, there were 3416 participants from 1688 families. In the adult cohort there were 9035 participants from 4533 families. We estimated heritabilities of, and phenotypic and genetic correlations between, traits. We conducted analyses that linked results from published large-scale genome-wide association studies (including iron and Major Depressive Disorder) with our study samples using single SNP and multi-SNP genetic risk score analyses, and LD score regression analyses. In both cohorts, measures of iron, transferrin, transferrin saturation, and log 10 of ferritin (L10Fer) were all highly heritable, while depressive measures were moderately heritable. In adolescents, depression measures were higher in those in the middle 10th versus top 10th percentile of transferrin saturation measures (p = 0.002). Genetic profile risk scores of the iron measures were not significantly associated with depression in study participants. LD score analyses showed no significant genetic relationship between iron and depression. Genetic factors strongly influence iron measures in adolescents and adults. Using several different strategies we find no evidence for a genetic contribution to the relationship between blood measures of iron and measures of depression.
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- Natalie T Mills
- Genetic Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, 4006, Australia; Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5000, Australia; Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Genetic Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, 4006, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Psychiatric Genetics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, 4006, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, 4029, Australia; Metro North Mental Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, 4006, Australia; Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Brisbane, 4076, Australia
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- Academic Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Genetic Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, 4006, Australia; Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Genetic Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, 4006, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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Iron is required for many biological processes but is also toxic in excess; thus, body iron balance is maintained through sophisticated regulatory mechanisms. The lack of a regulated iron excretory mechanism means that body iron balance is controlled at the level of absorption from the diet. Iron absorption is regulated by the hepatic peptide hormone hepcidin. Hepcidin also controls iron release from cells that recycle or store iron, thus regulating plasma iron concentrations. Hepcidin exerts its effects through its receptor, the cellular iron exporter ferroportin. Important regulators of hepcidin, and therefore of systemic iron homeostasis, include plasma iron concentrations, body iron stores, infection and inflammation, and erythropoiesis. Disturbances in the regulation of hepcidin contribute to the pathogenesis of many iron disorders: hepcidin deficiency causes iron overload in hereditary hemochromatosis and nontransfused β-thalassemia, whereas overproduction of hepcidin is associated with iron-restricted anemias seen in patients with chronic kidney disease, chronic inflammatory diseases, some cancers, and inherited iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia. This review summarizes our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in the control of hepcidin synthesis in the liver, a principal determinant of plasma hepcidin concentrations.
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- Veena Sangkhae
- Center for Iron Disorders, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Center for Iron Disorders, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Sheokand N, Malhotra H, Chauhan AS, Kumar M, Chaudhary S, Patidar A, Boradia VM, Raje CI, Raje M. Reverse overshot water-wheel retroendocytosis of apotransferrin extrudes cellular iron. J Cell Sci 2016; 129:843-53. [PMID: 26743084 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.180356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Iron (Fe), a vital micronutrient for all organisms, must be managed judiciously because both deficiency or excess can trigger severe pathology. Although cellular Fe import is well understood, its export is thought to be limited to transmembrane extrusion through ferroportin (also known as Slc40a1), the only known mammalian Fe exporter. Utilizing primary cells and cell lines (including those with no discernible expression of ferroportin on their surface), we demonstrate that upon Fe loading, the multifunctional enzyme glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), which is recruited to the cell surface, 'treadmills' apotransferrin in and out of the cell. Kinetic analysis utilizing labeled ligand, GAPDH-knockdown cells, (55)Fe-labeled cells and pharmacological inhibitors of endocytosis confirmed GAPDH-dependent apotransferrin internalization as a prerequisite for cellular Fe export. These studies define an unusual rapid recycling process of retroendocytosis for cellular Fe extrusion, a process mirroring receptor mediated internalization that has never before been considered for maintenance of cellular cationic homeostasis. Modulation of this unusual pathway could provide insights for management of Fe overload disorders.
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- Navdeep Sheokand
- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Phase X, Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research, Phase X, Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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- Institute of Microbial Technology, CSIR, Sector 39A, Chandigarh 160036, India
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da Silva BP, Matyelka JCDS, Moreira MEDC, Toledo RCL, Della Lucia CM, Pinheiro-Sant'Ana HM, Martino HSD. A high fat diet does not affect the iron bioavailability in Wistar rats fed with chia and increases gene expression of iron metabolism proteins. Food Funct 2016; 7:4861-4868. [DOI: 10.1039/c6fo00759g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study evaluated the effect of chia on the iron bioavailability and gene expression of proteins involved in iron metabolism in animals fed with a high fat diet and a standard diet.
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Burden RJ, Morton K, Richards T, Whyte GP, Pedlar CR. Is iron treatment beneficial in, iron-deficient but non-anaemic (IDNA) endurance athletes? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med 2014; 49:1389-97. [DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Selective VPS34 inhibitor blocks autophagy and uncovers a role for NCOA4 in ferritin degradation and iron homeostasis in vivo. Nat Cell Biol 2014; 16:1069-79. [PMID: 25327288 DOI: 10.1038/ncb3053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 506] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Cells rely on autophagy to clear misfolded proteins and damaged organelles to maintain cellular homeostasis. In this study we use the new autophagy inhibitor PIK-III to screen for autophagy substrates. PIK-III is a selective inhibitor of VPS34 that binds a unique hydrophobic pocket not present in related kinases such as PI(3)Kα. PIK-III acutely inhibits autophagy and de novo lipidation of LC3, and leads to the stabilization of autophagy substrates. By performing ubiquitin-affinity proteomics on PIK-III-treated cells we identified substrates including NCOA4, which accumulates in ATG7-deficient cells and co-localizes with autolysosomes. NCOA4 directly binds ferritin heavy chain-1 (FTH1) to target the iron-binding ferritin complex with a relative molecular mass of 450,000 to autolysosomes following starvation or iron depletion. Interestingly, Ncoa4(-/-) mice exhibit a profound accumulation of iron in splenic macrophages, which are critical for the reutilization of iron from engulfed red blood cells. Taken together, the results of this study provide a new mechanism for selective autophagy of ferritin and reveal a previously unappreciated role for autophagy and NCOA4 in the control of iron homeostasis in vivo.
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Coates TD. Physiology and pathophysiology of iron in hemoglobin-associated diseases. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 72:23-40. [PMID: 24726864 PMCID: PMC4940047 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Iron overload and iron toxicity, whether because of increased absorption or iron loading from repeated transfusions, can be major causes of morbidity and mortality in a number of chronic anemias. Significant advances have been made in our understanding of iron homeostasis over the past decade. At the same time, advances in magnetic resonance imaging have allowed clinicians to monitor and quantify iron concentrations noninvasively in specific organs. Furthermore, effective iron chelators are now available, including preparations that can be taken orally. This has resulted in substantial improvement in mortality and morbidity for patients with severe chronic iron overload. This paper reviews the key points of iron homeostasis and attempts to place clinical observations in patients with transfusional iron overload in context with the current understanding of iron homeostasis in humans.
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- Thomas D Coates
- Children׳s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children׳s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA.
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Wang L, Gao F, Yang F, Wei Z, Zou C. Hepcidin plays a negative role in liver regeneration. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2013; 45:1049-54. [PMID: 24123375 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmt107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Hepcidin is a key regulator of iron metabolism. The expression of hepcidin is significantly induced by iron overload, inflammation, and infection of pathogens. Recent studies have indicated that the expression of hepcidin in the liver is also regulated during liver regeneration. However, the mechanism of the regulation of hepcidin expression and its role in liver regeneration remain unclear. In this study, we found that the hepatocyte growth factor inhibited hepcidin expression in the liver during the late stage of liver regeneration. Meanwhile, we investigated the effect of hepcidin on liver regeneration. Mice overexpressing hepcidin-1 exhibited impaired hepatic regeneration after partial hepatectomy, as determined by immunohistochemical staining of the proliferation cell nuclear antigen. Our results demonstrated a negative role of hepcidin in modulating liver regeneration, and suggested that a sustained high iron level by the down-regulation of hepcidin at the late stage of liver regeneration is required for hepatocyte proliferation.
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- Liqiong Wang
- Department of Pathology, Yan'an Hospital, Kunming 650051, China
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Deng H, Gao K, Jankovic J. The VPS35 gene and Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2013; 28:569-75. [PMID: 23536430 DOI: 10.1002/mds.25430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 01/21/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common age-related neurodegenerative disease, is characterized by loss of dopaminergic and nondopaminergic neurons, leading to a variety of motor and nonmotor symptoms. In addition to environmental factors, genetic predisposition and specific gene mutations have been shown to play an important role in the pathogenesis of this disorder. Recently, the identification of the vacuolar protein sorting 35 homolog gene (VPS35), linked to autosomal dominant late-onset PD, has provided new clues to the pathogenesis of PD. Here we discuss the VPS35 gene, its protein function, and various pathways involved in Wnt/β-catenin signaling and in the role of DMT1 mediating the uptake of iron and iron translocation from endosomes to the cytoplasm. Further understanding of these mechanisms will undoubtedly provide new insights into the pathogenic mechanisms of PD and may lead to prevention and better treatment of the disorder.
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- Hao Deng
- Center for Experimental Medicine, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
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Sahoo S, Thiele I. Predicting the impact of diet and enzymopathies on human small intestinal epithelial cells. Hum Mol Genet 2013; 22:2705-22. [PMID: 23492669 PMCID: PMC3674809 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Small intestinal epithelial cells (sIECs) have a significant share in whole body metabolism as they perform enzymatic digestion and absorption of nutrients. Furthermore, the diet plays a key role in a number of complex diseases including obesity and diabetes. The impact of diet and altered genetic backgrounds on human metabolism may be studied by using computational modeling. A metabolic reconstruction of human sIECs was manually assembled using the literature. The resulting sIEC model was subjected to two different diets to obtain condition-specific metabolic models. Fifty defined metabolic tasks evaluated the functionalities of these models, along with the respective secretion profiles, which distinguished between impacts of different dietary regimes. Under the average American diet, the sIEC model resulted in higher secretion flux for metabolites implicated in metabolic syndrome. In addition, enzymopathies were analyzed in the context of the sIEC metabolism. Computed results were compared with reported gastrointestinal (GI) pathologies and biochemical defects as well as with biomarker patterns used in their diagnosis. Based on our simulations, we propose that (i) sIEC metabolism is perturbed by numerous enzymopathies, which can be used to study cellular adaptive mechanisms specific for such disorders, and in the identification of novel co-morbidities, (ii) porphyrias are associated with both heme synthesis and degradation and (iii) disturbed intestinal gamma-aminobutyric acid synthesis may be linked to neurological manifestations of various enzymopathies. Taken together, the sIEC model represents a comprehensive, biochemically accurate platform for studying the function of sIEC and their role in whole body metabolism.
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- Swagatika Sahoo
- Center for Systems Biology and Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
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Wysokinski D, Danisz K, Blasiak J, Dorecka M, Romaniuk D, Szaflik J, Szaflik JP. An association of transferrin gene polymorphism and serum transferrin levels with age-related macular degeneration. Exp Eye Res 2013; 106:14-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2012.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2012] [Revised: 09/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Dostalikova-Cimburova M, Kratka K, Balusikova K, Chmelikova J, Hejda V, Hnanicek J, Neubauerova J, Vranova J, Kovar J, Horak J. Duodenal expression of iron transport molecules in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis or iron deficiency. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 16:1816-26. [PMID: 21973163 PMCID: PMC3822694 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01458.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Disturbances of iron metabolism are observed in chronic liver diseases. In the present study, we examined gene expression of duodenal iron transport molecules and hepcidin in patients with hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC) (treated and untreated), involving various genotypes (genotypes which represent risk for HHC were examined), and in patients with iron deficiency anaemia (IDA). Gene expressions of DMT1, ferroportin, Dcytb, hephaestin, HFE and TFR1 were measured in duodenal biopsies using real-time PCR and Western blot. Serum hepcidin levels were measured using ELISA. DMT1, ferroportin and TFR1 mRNA levels were significantly increased in post-phlebotomized hemochromatics relative to controls. mRNAs of all tested molecules were significantly increased in patients with IDA compared to controls. The protein expression of ferroportin was increased in both groups of patients but not significantly. Spearman rank correlations showed that DMT1 versus ferroportin, Dcytb versus hephaestin and DMT1 versus TFR1 mRNAs were positively correlated regardless of the underlying cause, similarly to protein levels of ferroportin versus Dcytb and ferroportin versus hephaestin. Serum ferritin was negatively correlated with DMT1 mRNA in investigated groups of patients, except for HHC group. A decrease of serum hepcidin was observed in IDA patients, but this was not statistically significant. Our data showed that although untreated HHC patients do not have increased mRNA levels of iron transport molecules when compared to normal subjects, the expression is relatively increased in relation to body iron stores. On the other hand, post-phlebotomized HHC patients had increased DMT1 and ferroportin mRNA levels possibly due to stimulated erythropoiesis after phlebotomy.
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- Marketa Dostalikova-Cimburova
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology & Center for Research of Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Illing AC, Shawki A, Cunningham CL, Mackenzie B. Substrate profile and metal-ion selectivity of human divalent metal-ion transporter-1. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:30485-96. [PMID: 22736759 PMCID: PMC3436370 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.364208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2012] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Divalent metal-ion transporter-1 (DMT1) is a H(+)-coupled metal-ion transporter that plays essential roles in iron homeostasis. DMT1 exhibits reactivity (based on evoked currents) with a broad range of metal ions; however, direct measurement of transport is lacking for many of its potential substrates. We performed a comprehensive substrate-profile analysis for human DMT1 expressed in RNA-injected Xenopus oocytes by using radiotracer assays and the continuous measurement of transport by fluorescence with the metal-sensitive PhenGreen SK fluorophore. We provide validation for the use of PhenGreen SK fluorescence quenching as a reporter of cellular metal-ion uptake. We determined metal-ion selectivity under fixed conditions using the voltage clamp. Radiotracer and continuous measurement of transport by fluorescence assays revealed that DMT1 mediates the transport of several metal ions that were ranked in selectivity by using the ratio I(max)/K(0.5) (determined from evoked currents at -70 mV): Cd(2+) > Fe(2+) > Co(2+), Mn(2+) ≫ Zn(2+), Ni(2+), VO(2+). DMT1 expression did not stimulate the transport of Cr(2+), Cr(3+), Cu(+), Cu(2+), Fe(3+), Ga(3+), Hg(2+), or VO(+). (55)Fe(2+) transport was competitively inhibited by Co(2+) and Mn(2+). Zn(2+) only weakly inhibited (55)Fe(2+) transport. Our data reveal that DMT1 selects Fe(2+) over its other physiological substrates and provides a basis for predicting the contribution of DMT1 to intestinal, nasal, and pulmonary absorption of metal ions and their cellular uptake in other tissues. Whereas DMT1 is a likely route of entry for the toxic heavy metal cadmium, and may serve the metabolism of cobalt, manganese, and vanadium, we predict that DMT1 should contribute little if at all to the absorption or uptake of zinc. The conclusion in previous reports that copper is a substrate of DMT1 is not supported.
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and
- the Systems Biology and Physiology Program, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
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- From the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and
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McLaren CE, McLachlan S, Garner CP, Vulpe CD, Gordeuk VR, Eckfeldt JH, Adams PC, Acton RT, Murray JA, Leiendecker-Foster C, Snively BM, Barcellos LF, Cook JD, McLaren GD. Associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in iron-related genes and iron status in multiethnic populations. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38339. [PMID: 22761678 PMCID: PMC3382217 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The existence of multiple inherited disorders of iron metabolism suggests genetic contributions to iron deficiency. We previously performed a genome-wide association study of iron-related single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) using DNA from white men aged ≥ 25 y and women ≥ 50 y in the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study with serum ferritin (SF) ≤ 12 µg/L (cases) and controls (SF >100 µg/L in men, SF >50 µg/L in women). We report a follow-up study of white, African-American, Hispanic, and Asian HEIRS participants, analyzed for association between SNPs and eight iron-related outcomes. Three chromosomal regions showed association across multiple populations, including SNPs in the TF and TMPRSS6 genes, and on chromosome 18q21. A novel SNP rs1421312 in TMPRSS6 was associated with serum iron in whites (p = 3.7 × 10(-6)) and replicated in African Americans (p = 0.0012).Twenty SNPs in the TF gene region were associated with total iron-binding capacity in whites (p<4.4 × 10(-5)); six SNPs replicated in other ethnicities (p<0.01). SNP rs10904850 in the CUBN gene on 10p13 was associated with serum iron in African Americans (P = 1.0 × 10(-5)). These results confirm known associations with iron measures and give unique evidence of their role in different ethnicities, suggesting origins in a common founder.
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- Christine E McLaren
- Department of Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America.
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Kim J, Wessling-Resnick M. The Role of Iron Metabolism in Lung Inflammation and Injury. JOURNAL OF ALLERGY & THERAPY 2012; 3:004. [PMID: 29226014 PMCID: PMC5718378 DOI: 10.4172/2155-6121.s4-004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Iron is required for many vital functions including oxygen transport and energy metabolism. Protective mechanisms maintain optimal iron concentration involving dynamic regulation of the transporters and iron storage proteins. In addition to these systemic regulatory mechanisms, the unique lung environment must provide detoxification from metal-induced oxidative stress and pathogenic infections. This review focuses on the unique role of iron metabolism in lung injury and inflammation.
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- Jonghan Kim
- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Zhang L, Li X, Gu Q, Zhu Y, Zhao H, Li Y, Zhang Z. Effects of subchronic aluminum exposure on serum concentrations of iron and iron-associated proteins in rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2011; 141:246-53. [PMID: 20563666 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8725-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2009] [Accepted: 05/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of subchronic aluminum (Al) exposure on iron (Fe) homeostasis in rats. One hundred Wistar rats were divided into two groups. Experimental rats were given drinking water containing aluminum chloride (AlCl(3), 430 mg Al(3+)·L(-1)), while control rats were given distilled water for up to 150 days. Ten rats were sacrificed in each group every 30 days. Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and serum levels of Al, Fe, transferrin (TF), total iron binding capacity (TIBC), and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) were measured. Al-treated rats showed significantly decreased bodyweight and increased Al and Al/Fe levels during the experimental period. Fe levels and MCH were higher on day 150 in the experimental group than in the control group. TF content and TIBC were higher, whereas erythrocyte counts and sTfR content were lower in the experimental group than in the control group from days 90 and 60, respectively. Longer duration of Al administration increased the serum levels of Al, TF, Al/Fe, and TIBC and decreased sTfR. MCH and Fe levels decreased first, and then increased. The results indicate that chronic exposure to Al disturbed Fe homeostasis.
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- Lichao Zhang
- College of veterinary medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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McLaren CE, Garner CP, Constantine CC, McLachlan S, Vulpe CD, Snively BM, Gordeuk VR, Nickerson DA, Cook JD, Leiendecker-Foster C, Beckman KB, Eckfeldt JH, Barcellos LF, Murray JA, Adams PC, Acton RT, Killeen AA, McLaren GD. Genome-wide association study identifies genetic loci associated with iron deficiency. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17390. [PMID: 21483845 PMCID: PMC3069025 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The existence of multiple inherited disorders of iron metabolism in man, rodents and other vertebrates suggests genetic contributions to iron deficiency. To identify new genomic locations associated with iron deficiency, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) was performed using DNA collected from white men aged≥25 y and women≥50 y in the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening (HEIRS) Study with serum ferritin (SF)≤12 µg/L (cases) and iron replete controls (SF>100 µg/L in men, SF>50 µg/L in women). Regression analysis was used to examine the association between case-control status (336 cases, 343 controls) and quantitative serum iron measures and 331,060 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotypes, with replication analyses performed in a sample of 71 cases and 161 controls from a population of white male and female veterans screened at a US Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. Five SNPs identified in the GWAS met genome-wide statistical significance for association with at least one iron measure, rs2698530 on chr. 2p14; rs3811647 on chr. 3q22, a known SNP in the transferrin (TF) gene region; rs1800562 on chr. 6p22, the C282Y mutation in the HFE gene; rs7787204 on chr. 7p21; and rs987710 on chr. 22q11 (GWAS observed P<1.51×10(-7) for all). An association between total iron binding capacity and SNP rs3811647 in the TF gene (GWAS observed P=7.0×10(-9), corrected P=0.012) was replicated within the VA samples (observed P=0.012). Associations with the C282Y mutation in the HFE gene also were replicated. The joint analysis of the HEIRS and VA samples revealed strong associations between rs2698530 on chr. 2p14 and iron status outcomes. These results confirm a previously-described TF polymorphism and implicate one potential new locus as a target for gene identification.
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- Christine E McLaren
- Department of Epidemiology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States of America.
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Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines during immune stimulation: modulation of iron status and red blood cell profile. Mediators Inflamm 2011; 2011:716301. [PMID: 21547258 PMCID: PMC3086355 DOI: 10.1155/2011/716301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Revised: 01/10/2011] [Accepted: 01/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Forty-eight patients were subdivided according to C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, resulting in 19 patients with normal (2.8 ± 2.8 mg/L) and 29 with elevated (82.2 ± 76.2 mg/L) CRP levels. The elevated CRP group had iron and red blood cell (RBC) profiles characteristic of chronic immune stimulation (CIS), and the normal CRP group, profiles of true iron deficiency. Normal relationships between storage iron, bioavailable iron, and RBC indices were absent in the elevated CRP group-implying the role of iron as major determinant of the RBC profile to be diminished during CIS. The elevated CRP group had significant increases in proinflammatory cytokines (INF-γ, TNF-α, Il-1β, Il-6, and Il-8). Anti-inflammatory cytokine levels were normal, except for Il-10, supporting previous indications that Il-10 contributes to reducing bioavailable iron. Regression analysis suggested decreases in transferrin to be related to increases in Il-8 and an increase in ferritin to be related to a decrease in Il-12 levels. TGF-β levels were positively related to transferrin and negatively to ferritin.
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Guidi GC, Lechi Santonastaso C. Advancements in anemias related to chronic conditions. Clin Chem Lab Med 2011; 48:1217-26. [PMID: 20618092 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2010.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Anemia of chronic disease (ACD), the most frequent anemia among hospitalized patients, occurs in chronic inflammatory disorders, such as chronic infections, cancer and autoimmune diseases. Different causes contribute to ACD including diversion of iron traffic, diminished erythropoiesis, blunted response to erythropoietin, erythrophagocytosis, hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. A particular case of ACD is represented by anemia of chronic kidney disease (CKD). ACD is characterized by hyposideremia and altered iron transport. Cytokines are implicated in the ACD by reducing erythropoiesis and increasing iron sequestration in the reticuloendothelial system. The regulation of iron absorption across the epithelium of the proximal small intestine is essential for maintaining body iron concentrations within a physiologically defined range. Hepcidin controls cellular iron efflux by binding to the iron export protein ferroportin, causing ferroportin to be phosphorylated and degraded in lysosomes. Finally, hepcidin inhibits iron release from the reticulo-endothelial system. Increased expression of hepcidin leads to decreased iron absorption and iron deficient anemia. Hepcidin, therefore, is a negative regulator of iron transport in plasma. Causes of anemia in patients with CKD are multifactorial, but the most well-known cause is inadequate erythropoietin production. In these patients, anemia increases the risk of either cardiovascular disease or renal failure.
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- Gian Cesare Guidi
- Laboratory of Clinical Biochemistry, Department of Life and Reproduction Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Glanfield A, McManus DP, Smyth DJ, Lovas EM, Loukas A, Gobert GN, Jones MK. A cytochrome b561 with ferric reductase activity from the parasitic blood fluke, Schistosoma japonicum. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2010; 4:e884. [PMID: 21103361 PMCID: PMC2982821 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 10/18/2010] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Iron has an integral role in numerous cellular reactions and is required by virtually all organisms. In physiological conditions, iron is abundant in a largely insoluble ferric state. Ferric reductases are an essential component of iron uptake by cells, reducing iron to the soluble ferrous form. Cytochromes b561 (cyts-b561) are a family of ascorbate reducing transmembrane proteins found in most eukaryotic cells. The identification of the ferric reductase duodenal cytochrome b (dcytb) and recent observations that other cyts-b561 may be involved in iron metabolism have opened novel perspectives for elucidating their physiological function. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here we have identified a new member of the cytochrome b561 (Sjcytb561) family in the pathogenic blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum that localises to the outer surface of this parasitic trematode. Heterologous expression of recombinant Sjcyt-b561 in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant strain that lacks plasma membrane ferrireductase activity demonstrated that the molecule could rescue ferric reductase activity in the yeast. SIGNIFICANCE/CONCLUSIONS This finding of a new member of the cytochrome b561 family further supports the notion that a ferric reductase function is likely for other members of this protein family. Additionally, the localisation of Sjcytb561 in the surface epithelium of these blood-dwelling schistosomes contributes further to our knowledge concerning nutrient acquisition in these parasites and may provide novel targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Amber Glanfield
- Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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Xiao JJ, Krzyzanski W, Wang YM, Li H, Rose MJ, Ma M, Wu Y, Hinkle B, Perez-Ruixo JJ. Pharmacokinetics of anti-hepcidin monoclonal antibody Ab 12B9m and hepcidin in cynomolgus monkeys. AAPS JOURNAL 2010; 12:646-57. [PMID: 20737261 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-010-9222-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Accepted: 07/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hepcidin is a key regulator responsible for systemic iron homeostasis. A semi-mechanistic PK model for hepcidin and a fully human anti-hepcidin monoclonal antibody (Ab 12B9m) was developed to describe their total (free + bound) serum concentration-time data after single and multiple weekly intravenous or subcutaneous doses of Ab 12B9m. The model was based on target mediated drug disposition and the IgG-FcRn interaction concepts published previously. Both total Ab 12B9m and total hepcidin exhibited nonlinear kinetics due to saturable Fc-FcRn interaction. Ab 12B9m showed a limited volume of distribution and negligible linear elimination from serum. The nonlinear elimination of Ab 12B9m was attributed to the endosomal degradation of Ab 12B9m that was not bound to the FcRn receptor. The terminal half-life, assumed to be the same for free and total serum Ab 12B9m, was estimated to be 16.5 days. The subcutaneous absorption of Ab 12B9m was described with a first-order absorption rate constant k(a) of 0.0278 h⁻¹, with 86% bioavailability. The model suggested a rapid hepcidin clearance of approximately 800 mL h⁻¹ kg⁻¹. Only the highest-tested Ab 12B9m dose of 300 mg kg⁻¹ week⁻¹ was able to maintain free hepcidin level below the baseline during the dosing intervals. Free Ab 12B9m and free hepcidin concentrations were simulated, and their PK profiles were nonlinear as affected by their binding to each other. Additionally, the total amount of FcRn receptor involved in Ab 12B9m recycling at a given time was calculated empirically, and the temporal changes in the free FcRn levels upon Ab 12B9m administration were inferred.
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- Jim J Xiao
- AMGEN, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, USA.
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Youngster I, Abu-Kishk I, Kozer E, Braunstein R, Bar-Haim A, Berkovitch M. Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Reduces Mortality in Acute Iron Intoxication in Rats. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2010; 107:737-41. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2010.00569.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Copper, iron, and zinc ions homeostasis and their role in neurodegenerative disorders (metal uptake, transport, distribution and regulation). Coord Chem Rev 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2009.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 342] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ben-Assa E, Youngster I, Kozer E, Abu-Kishk I, Bar-Haim A, Bar-Oz B, Berkovitch M. Changes in serum hepcidin levels in acute iron intoxication in a rat model. Toxicol Lett 2009; 189:242-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.06.848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2009] [Revised: 05/30/2009] [Accepted: 06/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Age-related changes in iron homeostasis in mouse ferroxidase mutants. Biometals 2009; 22:827-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-009-9229-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Harrison-Findik DD. Is the iron regulatory hormone hepcidin a risk factor for alcoholic liver disease? World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15:1186-93. [PMID: 19291818 PMCID: PMC2658862 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.1186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Despite heavy consumption over a long period of time, only a small number of alcoholics develop alcoholic liver disease. This alludes to the possibility that other factors, besides alcohol, may be involved in the progression of the disease. Over the years, many such factors have indeed been identified, including iron. Despite being crucial for various important biological processes, iron can also be harmful due to its ability to catalyze Fenton chemistry. Alcohol and iron have been shown to interact synergistically to cause liver injury. Iron-mediated cell signaling has been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of experimental alcoholic liver disease. Hepcidin is an iron-regulatory hormone synthesized by the liver, which plays a pivotal role in iron homeostasis. Both acute and chronic alcohol exposure suppress hepcidin expression in the liver. The sera of patients with alcoholic liver disease, particularly those exhibiting higher serum iron indices, have also been reported to display reduced prohepcidin levels. Alcohol-mediated oxidative stress is involved in the inhibition of hepcidin promoter activity and transcription in the liver. This in turn leads to an increase in intestinal iron transport and liver iron storage. Hepcidin is expressed primarily in hepatocytes. It is noteworthy that both hepatocytes and Kupffer cells are involved in the progression of alcoholic liver disease. However, the activation of Kupffer cells and TNF-α signaling has been reported not to be involved in the down-regulation of hepcidin expression by alcohol in the liver. Alcohol acts within the parenchymal cells of the liver to suppress the synthesis of hepcidin. Due to its crucial role in the regulation of body iron stores, hepcidin may act as a secondary risk factor in the progression of alcoholic liver disease. The clarification of the mechanisms by which alcohol disrupts iron homeostasis will allow for further understanding of the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease.
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Kell DB. Iron behaving badly: inappropriate iron chelation as a major contributor to the aetiology of vascular and other progressive inflammatory and degenerative diseases. BMC Med Genomics 2009; 2:2. [PMID: 19133145 PMCID: PMC2672098 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-2-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 364] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2008] [Accepted: 01/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The production of peroxide and superoxide is an inevitable consequence of aerobic metabolism, and while these particular 'reactive oxygen species' (ROSs) can exhibit a number of biological effects, they are not of themselves excessively reactive and thus they are not especially damaging at physiological concentrations. However, their reactions with poorly liganded iron species can lead to the catalytic production of the very reactive and dangerous hydroxyl radical, which is exceptionally damaging, and a major cause of chronic inflammation. REVIEW We review the considerable and wide-ranging evidence for the involvement of this combination of (su)peroxide and poorly liganded iron in a large number of physiological and indeed pathological processes and inflammatory disorders, especially those involving the progressive degradation of cellular and organismal performance. These diseases share a great many similarities and thus might be considered to have a common cause (i.e. iron-catalysed free radical and especially hydroxyl radical generation).The studies reviewed include those focused on a series of cardiovascular, metabolic and neurological diseases, where iron can be found at the sites of plaques and lesions, as well as studies showing the significance of iron to aging and longevity. The effective chelation of iron by natural or synthetic ligands is thus of major physiological (and potentially therapeutic) importance. As systems properties, we need to recognise that physiological observables have multiple molecular causes, and studying them in isolation leads to inconsistent patterns of apparent causality when it is the simultaneous combination of multiple factors that is responsible.This explains, for instance, the decidedly mixed effects of antioxidants that have been observed, since in some circumstances (especially the presence of poorly liganded iron) molecules that are nominally antioxidants can actually act as pro-oxidants. The reduction of redox stress thus requires suitable levels of both antioxidants and effective iron chelators. Some polyphenolic antioxidants may serve both roles.Understanding the exact speciation and liganding of iron in all its states is thus crucial to separating its various pro- and anti-inflammatory activities. Redox stress, innate immunity and pro- (and some anti-)inflammatory cytokines are linked in particular via signalling pathways involving NF-kappaB and p38, with the oxidative roles of iron here seemingly involved upstream of the IkappaB kinase (IKK) reaction. In a number of cases it is possible to identify mechanisms by which ROSs and poorly liganded iron act synergistically and autocatalytically, leading to 'runaway' reactions that are hard to control unless one tackles multiple sites of action simultaneously. Some molecules such as statins and erythropoietin, not traditionally associated with anti-inflammatory activity, do indeed have 'pleiotropic' anti-inflammatory effects that may be of benefit here. CONCLUSION Overall we argue, by synthesising a widely dispersed literature, that the role of poorly liganded iron has been rather underappreciated in the past, and that in combination with peroxide and superoxide its activity underpins the behaviour of a great many physiological processes that degrade over time. Understanding these requires an integrative, systems-level approach that may lead to novel therapeutic targets.
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- Douglas B Kell
- School of Chemistry and Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, The University of Manchester, 131 Princess St, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK.
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Iron transport and the kidney. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1790:724-30. [PMID: 19041692 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2008.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2008] [Revised: 10/05/2008] [Accepted: 10/22/2008] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Over the last decade there has been an explosion in our understanding of the proteins that modulate iron homeostasis. Much research has focused on the tissues classically associated with iron absorption and metabolism, namely the duodenum, the liver and the reticulo-endothelial system. Expression profiling has highlighted that many of the components associated with iron homeostasis, are also expressed in tissues which hitherto have received relatively little attention in terms of iron research. These include, testis, lung and, the subject of this review, the kidney. The latter is of great interest because other than a source of erythropoietin, a function that is of course of utmost importance for iron homeostasis, the kidney is regarded as more or less irrelevant in terms of iron handling. However, the fact that the kidneys of our favourite subjects, namely rats, mice and humans, contain many if not all of the proteins that are central to iron balance, that in some cases are expressed in considerable amounts, implies that the kidney handles iron in some way that has demanded evolutionary conservation and therefore is likely to be of importance. This review will document the evidence of iron transporter expression in the kidney, detail data showing the expression of other proteins associated with iron homeostasis and discuss the relevance of renal iron transport to pathophysiological states. Based on these data, a hypothetical model of renal iron handling will be presented.
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Collins JF, Hu Z, Ranganathan PN, Feng D, Garrick LM, Garrick MD, Browne RW. Induction of arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase (Alox15) in intestine of iron-deficient rats correlates with the production of biologically active lipid mediators. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2008; 294:G948-62. [PMID: 18258795 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00274.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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To identify novel genes associated with iron metabolism, we performed gene chip studies in two models of iron deficiency: iron-deprived rats and rats deficient in the principal intestinal iron transporter, divalent metal transporter 1 (i.e., Belgrade rats). Affymetrix rat genome gene chips were utilized (RAE230) with cRNA samples derived from duodenum and jejunum of experimental and control animals. Computational analysis and statistical data reduction identified 29 candidate genes, which were induced in both models of iron deficiency. Gene ontology analysis showed enrichment for genes related to lipid homeostasis, and one gene related to this physiological process, a leukocyte type, arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase (Alox15), was selected for further examination. TaqMan real-time PCR studies demonstrated strong induction of Alox15 throughout the small and large intestine, and in the liver of iron-deficient rats. Polyclonal antibodies were developed and utilized to demonstrate that proteins levels are significantly increased in the intestinal epithelium of iron-deprived rats. HPLC analysis revealed altered intestinal lipid metabolism indicative of Alox15 activity, which resulted in the production of biologically active lipid molecules (12-HETE, 13-HODE, and 13-HOTE). The overall effect is a perturbation of intestinal lipid homeostasis, which results in the production of lipids essentially absent in the intestine of control rats. We have thus provided mechanistic insight into the alteration in lipid metabolism that occurs during iron deficiency, in that induction of Alox15 mRNA expression may be the primary event. The resulting lipid mediators may be related to documented alterations in villus structure and cell proliferation rates in iron deficiency, or to structural alterations in membrane lipid composition.
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- James F Collins
- Dept. of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, G10 Farber Hall, 3435 Main St., Univ. at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA.
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Jung SH, DeRuisseau LR, Kavazis AN, DeRuisseau KC. Plantaris muscle of aged rats demonstrates iron accumulation and altered expression of iron regulation proteins. Exp Physiol 2007; 93:407-14. [DOI: 10.1113/expphysiol.2007.039453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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