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Motuziuk O, Nozdrenko D, Prylutska S, Vareniuk I, Cherepanov V, Bogutska K, Rudenko S, Prylutskyy Y, Piosik J, Ritter U. C 60 Fullerene Reduces the Level of Liver Damage in Chronic Alcohol Intoxication of Rats. Molecules 2024; 29:2951. [PMID: 38998903 PMCID: PMC11242988 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29132951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
Abstract
The liver is the main organ responsible for the metabolism of ethanol, which suffers significantly as a result of tissue damage due to oxidative stress. It is known that C60 fullerenes are able to efficiently capture and inactivate reactive oxygen species in in vivo and in vitro systems. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine whether water-soluble C60 fullerene reduces the level of pathological process development in the liver of rats induced by chronic alcohol intoxication for 3, 6, and 9 months, depending on the daily dose (oral administration; 0.5, 1, and 2 mg/kg) of C60 fullerene throughout the experiment. In this context, the morphology of the C60 fullerene nanoparticles in aqueous solution was studied using atomic force microscopy. Such biochemical parameters of experimental animal blood as ALT (alanine aminotransferase), AST (aspartate aminotransferase), GGT (gamma-glutamyl transferase) and ALP (alkaline phosphatase) enzyme activities, CDT (carbohydrate-deficient transferrin) level, values of pro-antioxidant balance indicators (concentrations of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide) and GSH (reduced glutathione), activities of CAT (catalase), SOD (superoxide dismutase) and GPx (selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase)), and pathohistological and morphometric features of liver damage were analyzed. The most significant positive change in the studied biochemical parameters (up to 29 ± 2% relative to the control), as markers of liver damage, was recorded at the combined administration of alcohol (40% ethanol in drinking water) and water-soluble C60 fullerenes in the optimal dose of 1 mg/kg, which was confirmed by small histopathological changes in the liver of rats. The obtained results prove the prospective use of C60 fullerenes as powerful antioxidants for the mitigation of pathological conditions of the liver arising under prolonged alcohol intoxication.
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- Olexandr Motuziuk
- ESC "Institute of Biology and Medicine", Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Str. Volodymyrska 64/13, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
- Faculty of Biology and Forestry, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Av. Voli 13, 43025 Lutsk, Ukraine
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- ESC "Institute of Biology and Medicine", Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Str. Volodymyrska 64/13, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Faculty of Plant Protection, Biotechnology and Ecology, National University of Life and Environmental Science of Ukraine, Str. Heroiv Oborony 13, 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- ESC "Institute of Biology and Medicine", Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Str. Volodymyrska 64/13, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- ESC "Institute of Biology and Medicine", Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Str. Volodymyrska 64/13, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- ESC "Institute of Biology and Medicine", Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Str. Volodymyrska 64/13, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- ESC "Institute of Biology and Medicine", Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Str. Volodymyrska 64/13, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Str. Abrahama 58, 80-307 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Technical University of Ilmenau, Str. Weimarer 23, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
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Crotty KM, Kabir SA, Chang SS, Mehta AJ, Yeligar SM. Pioglitazone reverses alcohol-induced alterations in alveolar macrophage mitochondrial phenotype. ALCOHOL, CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 48:810-826. [PMID: 38499395 DOI: 10.1111/acer.15300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have an increased risk of developing pneumonia and pulmonary diseases. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are immune cells of the lower respiratory tract that are necessary for clearance of pathogens. However, alcohol causes AM oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage and dysfunction, and diminished phagocytic capacity, leading to lung injury and immune suppression. METHODS AMs were isolated by bronchoalveolar lavage from people with AUD and male and female C57BL/6J mice given chronic ethanol (20% w/v, 12 weeks) in drinking water. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ ligand, pioglitazone, was used to treat human AMs ex vivo (10 μM, 24 h) and mice in vivo by oral gavage (10 mg/kg/day). Levels of AM mitochondrial superoxide and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) mRNA, a marker of oxidative stress, were measured by fluorescence microscopy and RT-qPCR, respectively. Mouse AM phagocytic ability was determined by internalized Staphylococcus aureus, and mitochondrial capacity, dependency, and flexibility for glucose, long-chain fatty acid, and glutamine oxidation were measured using an extracellular flux analyzer. In vitro studies used a murine AM cell line, MH-S (±0.08% ethanol, 72 h) to investigate mitochondrial fuel oxidation and ATP-linked respiration. RESULTS Pioglitazone treatment decreased mitochondrial superoxide in AMs from people with AUD and ethanol-fed mice and HIF-1α mRNA in ethanol-fed mouse lungs. Pioglitazone also reversed mouse AM glutamine oxidation and glucose or long-chain fatty acid flexibility to meet basal oxidation needs. In vitro, ethanol decreased the rate of AM mitochondrial and total ATP production, and pioglitazone improved changes in glucose and glutamine oxidation. CONCLUSIONS Pioglitazone reversed chronic alcohol-induced oxidative stress in human AM and mitochondrial substrate oxidation flexibility and superoxide levels in mouse AM. Decreased ethanol-induced AM HIF-1α mRNA with pioglitazone suggests that this pathway may be a focus for metabolic-targeted therapeutics to improve morbidity and mortality in people with AUD.
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- Kathryn M Crotty
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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Paterson CW, Fay KT, Chen CW, Klingensmith NJ, Gutierrez MB, Liang Z, Coopersmith CM, Ford ML. CTLA-4 Checkpoint Inhibition Improves Sepsis Survival in Alcohol-Exposed Mice. Immunohorizons 2024; 8:74-88. [PMID: 38226924 PMCID: PMC10835704 DOI: 10.4049/immunohorizons.2300060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024] Open
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Chronic alcohol use increases morbidity and mortality in the setting of sepsis. Both chronic alcohol use and sepsis are characterized by immune dysregulation, including overexpression of T cell coinhibitory molecules. We sought to characterize the role of CTLA-4 during sepsis in the setting of chronic alcohol exposure using a murine model of chronic alcohol ingestion followed by cecal ligation and puncture. Results indicated that CTLA-4 expression is increased on CD4+ T cells isolated from alcohol-drinking septic mice as compared with either alcohol-drinking sham controls or water-drinking septic mice. Moreover, checkpoint inhibition of CTLA-4 improved sepsis survival in alcohol-drinking septic mice, but not water-drinking septic mice. Interrogation of the T cell compartments in these animals following pharmacologic CTLA-4 blockade, as well as following conditional Ctla4 deletion in CD4+ T cells, revealed that CTLA-4 deficiency promoted the activation and proliferation of effector regulatory T cells and the generation of conventional effector memory CD4+ T cells. These data highlight an important role for CTLA-4 in mediating mortality during sepsis in the setting of chronic alcohol exposure and may inform future approaches to develop targeted therapies for this patient population.
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- Cameron W. Paterson
- Department of Surgery, Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
- Lieutenant, Medical Corps, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corp, United States Navy, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Surgery, Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
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- Department of Surgery, Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
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- Department of Surgery, Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
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- Department of Surgery, Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
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- Department of Surgery, Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
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- Department of Surgery, Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
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- Department of Surgery, Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
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Liu X, Bishir M, Hodgkinson C, Goldman D, Chang SL. The mechanisms underlying alcohol-induced decreased splenic size: A network meta-analysis study. ALCOHOL, CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 48:72-87. [PMID: 38059389 PMCID: PMC11161039 DOI: 10.1111/acer.15234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Organ weight change is widely accepted as a measure of toxicologic pathology. We and other groups have shown that excessive alcohol exposure leads to decreased spleen weight in rodents. This study explores the mechanisms underlying alcohol-induced splenic injury through a network meta-analysis. METHODS QIAGEN Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) and Mammalian Phenotype (MP) Ontology were used to identify alcohol-related molecules associated with the small spleen phenotype. Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes/Proteins (STRING) and IPA bioinformatics tools were then used to analyze the biologic processes and enriched signaling pathways engaging these molecules. In addition, the "downstream effects analysis" algorithm was used to quantify alcohol's effects. RESULTS IPA identified 623 molecules affected by alcohol and a Venn diagram revealed that 26 of these molecules overlapped with those associated with the MP Ontology of small spleen. The 26 molecules are TGFB1, CASP8, MTOR, ESR1, CXCR4, CAMK4, NFKBIA, DRD2, BCL2, FAS, PEBP1, TRAF2, ATM, IGHM, EDNRB, MDM2, GLRA1, PRF1, TLR7, IFNG, ALOX5, FOXO1, IL15, APOE, IKBKG, and RORA. Some of the 26 molecules were also associated with the MP Ontology of abnormal white pulp and red pulp morphology of the spleen, abnormal splenic cell ratio, decreased splenocyte number, abnormal spleen physiology, increased splenocyte apoptosis, and reduced splenocyte proliferation. STRING and IPA "Core Analysis" showed that these molecules were mainly involved in pathways related to cell apoptosis, proliferation, migration, and immune responses. IPA's "Molecular Activity Predictor" tool showed that concurrent effects of activation and inhibition of these molecules led to decreased spleen size by modulating apoptosis, proliferation, and migration of splenocytes. CONCLUSIONS Our network meta-analysis revealed that excessive alcohol exposure can damage the spleen through a variety of molecular mechanisms, thereby affecting immune function and human health. We found that alcohol-mediated splenic atrophy is largely mediated by increased apoptosis signaling, migration of cells, and inhibition of splenocyte proliferation.
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- Xiangqian Liu
- Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, NIAAA, NIH, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, NIAAA, NIH, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Institute of NeuroImmune Pharmacology, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
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Diaz LA, Winder GS, Leggio L, Bajaj JS, Bataller R, Arab JP. New insights into the molecular basis of alcohol abstinence and relapse in alcohol-associated liver disease. Hepatology 2023:01515467-990000000-00605. [PMID: 37862466 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
Abstract
Alcohol use disorder remains a significant public health concern, affecting around 5% of adults worldwide. Novel pathways of damage have been described during the last years, providing insight into the mechanism of injury due to alcohol misuse beyond the direct effect of ethanol byproducts on the liver parenchyma and neurobehavioral mechanisms. Thus, the gut-liver-brain axis and immune system involvement could be therapeutic targets for alcohol use disorder. In particular, changes in gut microbiota composition and function, and bile acid homeostasis, have been shown with alcohol consumption and cessation. Alcohol can also directly disrupt intestinal and blood-brain barriers. Activation of the immune system can be triggered by intestinal barrier dysfunction and translocation of bacteria, pathogen-associated molecular patterns (such as lipopolysaccharide), cytokines, and damage-associated molecular patterns. These factors, in turn, promote liver and brain inflammation and the progression of liver fibrosis. Other involved mechanisms include oxidative stress, apoptosis, autophagy, and the release of extracellular vesicles and miRNA from hepatocytes. Potential therapeutic targets include gut microbiota (probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation), neuroinflammatory pathways, as well as neuroendocrine pathways, for example, the ghrelin system (ghrelin receptor blockade), incretin mimetics (glucagon-like peptide-1 analogs), and the mineralocorticoid receptor system (spironolactone). In addition, support with psychological and behavioral treatments is essential to address the multiple dimensions of alcohol use disorder. In the future, a personalized approach considering these novel targets can contribute to significantly decreasing the alcohol-associated burden of disease.
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- Luis Antonio Diaz
- Departamento de Gastroenterología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Clinical Psychoneuroendocrinology and Neuropsychopharmacology Section, Translational Addiction Medicine Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIDA and NIAAA, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Virginia Commonwealth University and Central Virginia Veterans Health Care System, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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- Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Gastroenterología, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Burnette EM, Grodin EN, Olmstead R, Ray LA, Irwin MR. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with enhanced sensitivity to cellular lipopolysaccharide challenge. ALCOHOL, CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 47:1859-1868. [PMID: 37864529 PMCID: PMC10830126 DOI: 10.1111/acer.15173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammation has been associated with alcohol use disorder (AUD). A novel method to characterize AUD-related immune signaling involves probing Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 stimulated monocyte production of intracellular cytokines (ICCs) via lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We evaluated relationships between AUD and ICC production at rest and after LPS stimulation. METHODS We analyzed blood samples from 36 participants (AUD N = 14; Controls N = 22), collected across time, with ICC expression assessed at rest (i.e., unstimulated) and following stimulation with LPS (i.e., a total of 5 repeated unstimulated or stimulated measures/participant). Markers assessed included tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), TNF-α and IL-6 co-expression, and interferon (IFN). For each marker, we constructed linear mixed models with AUD, LPS, and timepoint as fixed effects (BMI as covariate), allowing for random slope and intercept. AUD × LPS was included as an interaction. RESULTS For TLR4-stimulated monocyte production of TNF-α, there were effects of AUD (p < 0.01), LPS (p < 0.001), and AUD × LPS interaction (p < 0.05), indicating that individuals with AUD showed greater unstimulated- and stimulated monocyte expression of TNF-α. Similarly, for TLR4-stimulated monocyte co-expression of TNF-α and IL-6, there were effects of AUD (p < 0.01), LPS (p < 0.001), and AUD × LPS interaction (p < 0.05). No AUD or LPS effects were found for IL-6. Timepoint effects were observed on IL-6 and TNF-α/IL-6 co-expression (p < 0.001). Finally, for IFN there were also effects of AUD (p < 0.05), LPS (p < 0.001), and AUD × LPS (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Individuals with AUD showed greater resting or unstimulated levels of intracellular monocyte expression of TNF-α and IL-6/TNF-α co-expression than controls. AUD was associated with increases in TLR4-stimulated monocyte production of TNF-α and co-production of IL-6 and TNF-α. This is, to our knowledge, the first study to investigate relationships between AUD and monocyte production of proinflammatory cytokines, at rest and in response to TLR4 stimulation with LPS. The study extends previous findings on the roles of proinflammatory cytokines in AUD and serves as a critical proof of concept for the use of this method to probe neuroimmune mechanisms underlying AUD.
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- Elizabeth M. Burnette
- Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
- Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Ganjayi MS, Brown AM, Baumann CW. Longitudinal assessment of strength and body composition in a mouse model of chronic alcohol-related myopathy. ALCOHOL, CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 47:1653-1664. [PMID: 37431705 DOI: 10.1111/acer.15149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Excessive, chronic alcohol consumption can result in muscle atrophy and weakness (i.e., alcoholic myopathy) that impairs the quality of life. However, the precise mechanisms responsible for ethanol's detrimental impact on skeletal muscle have not been fully elucidated, in part due because the time course of disease development and progression are not well established. Therefore, we examined muscle strength and body composition longitudinally using an established preclinical mouse model of chronic alcoholic myopathy. METHODS To establish a time course of chronic alcoholic myopathy, we fed High Drinking in the Dark (HDID) female mice (n = 7) 20% ethanol for ~32 weeks (following a 2-week ethanol ramping period). We assessed in vivo isometric contractility of the left ankle dorsiflexor and lean mass via NMR every 4 weeks. Outcomes were compared with age-matched control HDID mice that did not consume ethanol (n = 8). RESULTS At study completion, mice who consumed ethanol were 12% weaker than control mice (p = 0.015). Compared to baseline, consuming ethanol resulted in an acute transient reduction in dorsiflexion torque at Week 4 (p = 0.032) that was followed by a second, more sustained reduction at Week 20 (p < 0.001). Changes in lean mass paralleled those of dorsiflexor torque, with ~40% of the variance in dorsiflexor torque being explained by the variance in lean mass of the ethanol group (p < 0.001). Dorsiflexor torque normalized to lean mass (mN·m/g lean mass) did not differ between the ethanol and control groups from Weeks 4 to 32 (p ≥ 0.498). CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that reductions in muscle mass and strength due to chronic, excessive ethanol intake are dynamic, not necessarily linear, processes. Moreover, the findings confirm that ethanol-induced weakness is primarily driven by muscle atrophy (i.e., loss of muscle quantity). Future studies should consider how chronic alcoholic myopathy develops and progresses rather than identifying changes after it has been diagnosed.
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- Muni Swamy Ganjayi
- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
- Honors Tutorial College, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI), Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
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Shalchi-Amirkhiz P, Bensch T, Proschmann U, Stock AK, Ziemssen T, Akgün K. Pilot study on the influence of acute alcohol exposure on biophysical parameters of leukocytes. Front Mol Biosci 2023; 10:1243155. [PMID: 37614440 PMCID: PMC10442941 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1243155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Objective: This pilot study explores the influence of acute alcohol exposure on cell mechanical properties of steady-state and activated leukocytes conducted with real-time deformability cytometry. Methods: Nineteen healthy male volunteers were enrolled to investigate the effect of binge drinking on biophysical properties and cell counts of peripheral blood leukocytes. Each participant consumed an individualized amount of alcohol to achieve a blood alcohol concentration of 1.2 ‰ as a mean peak. In addition, we also incubated whole blood samples from healthy donors with various ethanol concentrations and performed stimulation experiments using lipopolysaccharide and CytoStim™ in the presence of ethanol. Results: Our findings indicate that the biophysical properties of steady-state leukocytes are not significantly affected by a single episode of binge drinking within the first two hours. However, we observed significant alterations in relative cell counts and a shift toward a memory T cell phenotype. Moreover, exposure to ethanol during stimulation appears to inhibit the cytoskeleton reorganization of monocytes, as evidenced by a hindered increase in cell deformability. Conclusion: Our observations indicate the promising potential of cell mechanical analysis in understanding the influence of ethanol on immune cell functions. Nevertheless, additional investigations in this field are warranted to validate biophysical properties as biomarkers or prognostic indicators for alcohol-related changes in the immune system.
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- Puya Shalchi-Amirkhiz
- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Center of Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Center of Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Center of Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine of the TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Biopsychology, Department of Psychology, School of Science, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Center of Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Center of Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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Motuziuk O, Nozdrenko D, Prylutska S, Vareniuk I, Bogutska K, Braniuk S, Korotkyi O, Prylutskyy Y, Ritter U, Piosik J. The effect of C 60 fullerene on the mechanokinetics of muscle gastrocnemius contraction in chronically alcoholized rats. Heliyon 2023; 9:e18745. [PMID: 37554800 PMCID: PMC10404780 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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The C60 fullerene effect (oral administration at a dose of 1 mg kg-1) on the selected biomechanical parameters of muscle gastrocnemius contraction, biochemical indicators of blood and muscle tissue as well as histological changes in rat muscle tissue after chronic alcoholization for 3, 6 and 9 months was studied in detail. Water-soluble C60 fullerenes were shown to reduce the pathological processes development in the muscle apparatus by an average of (35-40)%. In particular, they reduced the time occurrence of fatigue processes in muscle during the long-term development of alcoholic myopathy and inhibited oxidative processes in muscle, thereby preventing its degradation. These findings open up the possibility of using C60 fullerenes as potent antioxidants for the correction of the pathological conditions of the muscle system arising from alcohol intoxication.
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- Olexandr Motuziuk
- Faculty of Biology and Forestry, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, 43025, Ukraine
- Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics, ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics, ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Department of Physiology, Plant Biochemistry and Bioenergetics, Faculty of Plant Protection, Biotechnology and Ecology, National University of Life and Environmental Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, 03041, Ukraine
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- Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics, ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics, ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Faculty of Biology and Forestry, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, 43025, Ukraine
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- Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics, ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Department of Biophysics and Medical Informatics, ESC “Institute of Biology and Medicine”, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Technical University of Ilmenau, Ilmenau, 98693, Germany
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- Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, 80-307, Gdańsk, Poland
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Moser SE, Brown AM, Ganjayi MS, Otis JS, Baumann CW. Excessive Ethanol Intake in Mice Does Not Impair Recovery of Torque after Repeated Bouts of Eccentric Contractions. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2023; 55:873-883. [PMID: 36728527 DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000003118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE Alcoholics develop muscle atrophy and weakness from excessive ethanol (EtOH) intake. To date, most research has examined outcomes of alcohol-induced atrophy and weakness under basal or unstressed conditions despite physical stress being a normal occurrence in a physiological setting. Therefore, this study set out to determine if recovery of torque is impaired after repetitive bouts of physical stress in skeletal muscle during excessive short-term (experiment 1) and long-term (experiment 2) EtOH consumption. METHODS Twenty male and female mice were assigned to receive either 20% EtOH in their drinking water or 100% water. Short- and long-term consumption was predetermined to be EtOH intake starting at 4 and 26 wk, respectively. Anterior crural muscles performed repeated bouts of physical stress using in vivo eccentric contractions, with tetanic isometric torque being measured immediately pre- and postinjury. A total of 10 bouts were completed with 14 d between each bout within bouts 1-5 (experiment 1) and bouts 6-10 (experiment 2), and 12 wk between bouts 5 and 6. RESULTS Mice consuming EtOH had blood alcohol concentrations up to 270 mg·dL -1 . In experiment 1, five bouts of eccentric contractions did not reduce recovery of torque, regardless of sex or EtOH treatment ( P ≥ 0.173). Similarly, in experiment 2, preinjury torques did not differ from day 14 values regardless of sex or treatment ( P ≥ 0.322). However, there was a group effect in female mice for bouts 6 and 10 during experiment 2, with female EtOH mice being weaker than controls ( P ≤ 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Excessive short- or long-term EtOH misuse in a mouse model did not affect the muscle's ability to regain strength after repeated bouts of eccentric contractions, suggesting that EtOH may not be as detrimental to recovery as once predicted.
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University, GA
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Paterson CW, Gutierrez MB, Coopersmith CM, Ford ML. Impact of chronic alcohol exposure on conventional and regulatory murine T cell subsets. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1142614. [PMID: 37006296 PMCID: PMC10063870 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1142614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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Introduction Chronic alcohol use poses significant negative consequences to public health and, among its many biologic effects, is associated with significant T cell dysregulation within the adaptive immune system that has yet to be fully characterized. Novel, automated strategies for high dimensional flow cytometric analysis of the immune system are rapidly improving researchers' ability to detect and characterize rare cell types. Methods Using a murine model of chronic alcohol ingestion in conjunction with viSNE and CITRUS analysis tools, we performed a machine-driven, exploratory analysis comparing rare splenic subpopulations within the conventional CD4+, regulatory CD4+ and CD8+ T cell compartments between alcohol- and water-fed animals. Results While there were no differences in the absolute numbers of bulk CD3+ T cells, bulk CD4+ T cells, bulk CD8+ T cells, Foxp3- CD4+ conventional T cells (Tconv) or Foxp3+ CD4+ regulatory T cells (Treg), we identified populations of naïve Helios+ CD4+Tconv and naïve CD103+ CD8+ splenic T cells that were decreased in chronically alcohol exposed mice versus water-fed controls. In addition, we identified increased CD69+ Treg and decreased CD103+ effector regulatory T cell (eTreg) subsets in conjunction with increased frequency of a population that may represent a transitional phenotype between central regulatory T cell (cTreg) and eTreg. Discussion These data provide further resolution into the character of decreased naïve T cell populations known to be present in alcohol exposed mice, as well as describe alterations in effector regulatory T cell phenotypes associated with the pathogenesis of chronic alcohol-induced immune dysfunction.
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- Cameron W. Paterson
- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Medical Corps, United States Navy, Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC), Atlanta, GA, United States
- Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Emory Critical Care Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
- Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, United States
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A Potential Protective Effect of Alcohol Consumption in Male Genital Lichen Sclerosus: A Case-Control Study. Adv Urol 2023; 2023:7208312. [PMID: 36970324 PMCID: PMC10033206 DOI: 10.1155/2023/7208312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023] Open
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Introduction and Objectives. Lichen sclerosus (LSc) is a chronic inflammatory process of the skin characterized by its unique histological features. It affects men and women of all ages, mainly in the anogenital area. The etiologies and exact pathophysiology are not well-known; however, LSc can be considered a precursor to male genital squamous cell carcinoma. We aim, through this case-control study, to potentially associate genital LSc with risk factors and certain patient characteristics in Lebanese adult males. Materials and Methods. A nested case-control study design was chosen. Subjects enrolled were adult male patients who had a circumcision between January 2010 and December 2020 at our university hospital, with a confirmed LSc diagnosis on pathology. Cases were matched with controls by age with a ratio of 1 : 1, all of whom were circumcised and had a negative pathology report. Data collection consisted of sociodemographic, behavioral, and past medical and familial history characteristics. Results. A total of 94 patients were enrolled. The mean age was 49.81 (±22.92) in the group of men with LSc. No significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics (age and BMI) were found between the two compared groups. Smoking cannot predict LSc as opposed to alcohol consumption, which we found to be a protective factor against the appearance of LSc (
). Men with LSc had significantly higher rates of diabetes (
) and hypertension (
). No associations were found between LSc and the presenting chief complaints, family history of LSc, and past penile trauma. Conclusion. In this study, we were able to compare multiple variables between 47 circumcised patients diagnosed with LSc and a control group. We found that LSc patients showed higher rates of diabetes and hypertension. A potential protective effect of alcohol consumption is to be explored in future projects with bigger sample sizes and higher statistical powers.
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Fadriquela A, Kim CS, Lee JH. Roles and correlations of TIM-3 and LAG-3 with cytokines and chemokines in alcoholic liver disease. Clin Chim Acta 2023; 541:117248. [PMID: 36764507 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2023.117248] [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: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dysregulation of immune checkpoint regulators has been reported in alcoholic liver disease (ALD). This study was designed to assess the serum levels of cytokines and chemokines associated with ALD and uncover the possible disease correlations with the soluble TIM-3 and LAG-3. METHODS The soluble TIM-3 and LAG-3 levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay, and 14 cytokines and chemokines were measured using Luminex-based multiplex assay in 111 male ALD patients and 45 healthy controls (HCs). RESULTS Our results showed that soluble TIM-3 was significantly increased (p < 0.001) while soluble LAG-3 was significantly decreased (p < 0.001) in ALD group compared to HCs. Among the 14 cytokines and chemokines assessed, granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) (p = 0.003) and interferon γ-induced protein (IP)-10 (p < 0.001) were significantly increased, while interleukin (IL)-4 (p = 0.005) and IL-12 (p40) (p = 0.001) were significantly decreased in the ALD group. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that overall survival decreased in higher TIM-3 level individuals. CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that TIM-3, LAG-3, and IP-10 appear to be important for clinical diagnosis of ALD and ALD severity and may represent potential therapeutic targets in ALD.
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- Ailyn Fadriquela
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea; Department of Convergence Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Convergence Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
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Ryu T, Kim K, Choi SE, Chung KPS, Jeong WI. New insights in the pathogenesis of alcohol-related liver disease: The metabolic, immunologic, and neurologic pathways. LIVER RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livres.2022.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Moser SE, Brown AM, Clark BC, Arnold WD, Baumann CW. Neuromuscular mechanisms of weakness in a mouse model of chronic alcoholic myopathy. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2022; 46:1636-1647. [PMID: 35869821 PMCID: PMC9804636 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Weakness is a common clinical symptom reported in individuals with chronic alcohol use disorder. However, it remains unclear whether low strength in these individuals is directly related to excessive ethanol intake, other deleterious factors (lifestyle, environment, genetics, etc.), or a combination of both. Therefore, we examined whether (and how) ethanol reduces the muscle's force-producing capacity using a controlled in vivo preclinical mouse model of excessive ethanol intake. METHODS To establish whether chronic ethanol consumption causes weakness, C57BL/6 female mice consumed 20% ethanol for 40 weeks (following a 2-week ethanol ramping period), and various measures of muscular force were quantified. Functional measures included all-limb grip strength and in vivo contractility of the left ankle dorsiflexors and plantarflexors. Once confirmed that mice consuming ethanol were weaker than age-matched controls, we sought to determine the potential neuromuscular mechanisms of muscle dysfunction by assessing neuromuscular excitation, muscle quantity, and muscle quality. RESULTS Mice consuming chronic ethanol were 13 to 16% weaker (p ≤ 0.016) than controls (i.e., mice consuming 100% water) with the negative impact of ethanol on voluntary grip strength (ƞ2 = 0.603) being slightly larger than that of electrically stimulated muscle contractility (ƞ2 = 0.482). Relative to controls, lean mass and muscle wet masses were 9 to 16% lower in ethanol-consuming mice (p ≤ 0.048, ƞ2 ≥ 0.268). No significant changes were observed between groups for indices of neuromuscular excitation at the level of the motor unit, neuromuscular junction, or plasmalemma (p ≥ 0.259, ƞ2 ≤ 0.097), nor was muscle quality altered after 40 weeks of 20% ethanol consumption (p ≥ 0.695, ƞ2 ≤ 0.012). CONCLUSIONS Together, these findings establish that chronic ethanol consumption in mice induces a substantial weakness in vivo that we interpret to be primarily due to muscle atrophy (i.e., reduced muscle quantity) and possibly, to a lesser degree, loss of central neural drive.
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- Samantha E. Moser
- Honors Tutorial CollegeOhio UniversityAthensOhioUSA,Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI)Ohio UniversityAthensOhioUSA
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- Honors Tutorial CollegeOhio UniversityAthensOhioUSA,Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI)Ohio UniversityAthensOhioUSA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI)Ohio UniversityAthensOhioUSA,Department of Biomedical SciencesOhio UniversityAthensOhioUSA
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- Department of NeurologyThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA,Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA,Department of NeuroscienceThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA,Department of Physiology and Cell BiologyThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterColumbusOhioUSA
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- Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI)Ohio UniversityAthensOhioUSA,Department of Biomedical SciencesOhio UniversityAthensOhioUSA
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Rosin FCP, Borges G, Pelissari C, Buck MGT, Dos Santos AF, Rodrigues L, Luz JGC, Corrêa L. Effect of chronic ethanol ingestion on dendritic cell population during oral mucosal repair: An experimental study. Eur J Oral Sci 2022; 130:e12865. [PMID: 35482465 DOI: 10.1111/eos.12865] [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: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of chronic ethanol ingestion on dendritic cell repopulation during the repair process of rat oral mucosa and in the rat spleen by analyzing the immunohistochemical expression of dendritic cell markers. Wistar rats ingested 20% ethanol solution for 28 days; a surgical wound was performed on the rat tongue after this period. The repair process and the number of CD1a+, CD11c+, and CD207+ cells in the regions adjacent to the wound were determined at day 1, 3, and 7 following the wound as well as in the rat spleen. The wound-only group (no ethanol exposure) had complete reepithelization after 7 days, but this did not occur in the ethanol + wound group at this time point. The inflammatory infiltrate was significantly reduced in animals exposed to ethanol, which also showed significantly lower counts of CD1a+, CD11c+, and CD207+ cells than the wound-only group at all experimental time points. In addition, ethanol exposure also resulted in lower densities of CD11c+ and CD207+ cells in the rat spleen. In conclusion, chronic ethanol intake had a negative impact on dendritic cell numbers, a fact that may contribute to delay in oral mucosa repair.
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- General Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oral Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oral Surgery Department, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Oral Surgery Department, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- General Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Schonfeld M, O’Neil M, Villar MT, Artigues A, Averilla J, Gunewardena S, Weinman SA, Tikhanovich I. A Western diet with alcohol in drinking water recapitulates features of alcohol-associated liver disease in mice. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2021; 45:1980-1993. [PMID: 34523155 PMCID: PMC9006178 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mouse models of alcohol-associated liver disease vary greatly in their ease of implementation and the pathology they produce. Effects range from steatosis and mild inflammation with the Lieber-DeCarli liquid diet to severe inflammation, fibrosis, and pyroptosis seen with the Tsukamoto-French intragastric feeding model. Implementation of all of these models is limited by the labor-intensive nature of the protocols and the specialized skills necessary for successful intragastric feeding. We thus sought to develop a new model to reproduce features of alcohol-induced inflammation and fibrosis with minimal operational requirements. METHODS Over a 16-week period, mice were fed ad libitum with a pelleted high-fat Western diet (WD; 40% calories from fat) and alcohol added to the drinking water. We found the optimal alcohol consumption to be that at which the alcohol concentration was 20% for 4 days and 10% for 3 days per week. Control mice received WD pellets with water alone. RESULTS Alcohol consumption was 18 to 20 g/kg/day in males and 20 to 22 g/kg/day in females. Mice in the alcohol groups developed elevated serum transaminase levels after 12 weeks in males and 10 weeks in females. At 16 weeks, both males and females developed liver inflammation, steatosis, and pericellular fibrosis. Control mice on WD without alcohol had mild steatosis only. Alcohol-fed mice showed reduced HNF4α mRNA and protein expression. HNF4α is a master regulator of hepatocyte differentiation, down-regulation of which is a known driver of hepatocellular failure in alcoholic hepatitis. CONCLUSION A simple-to-administer, 16-week WD alcohol model recapitulates the inflammatory, fibrotic, and gene expression aspects of human alcohol-associated steatohepatitis.
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- Michael Schonfeld
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
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- Department of Pathology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
- Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, U.S.A
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Bloomer SA, Broadhurst KA, Maleah Mathahs M, Brown KE. Effects of long-term ethanol ingestion on hepatic iron metabolism in two mouse strains. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2021; 48:534-542. [PMID: 33319364 DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.13445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The mechanisms responsible for dysregulation of iron metabolism in response to ethanol ingestion are poorly understood. Relatively brief ethanol exposures in rodents are associated with reduced hepatic hepcidin expression without increases in hepatic iron content. This study evaluated the effects of long-term ethanol treatment on hepatic iron metabolism in two mouse strains. Ethanol was administered in the drinking water to C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice for up to 11 months. Hepatic histology and iron concentrations (HIC) were assessed, along with expression of relevant genes and proteins by real-time RT-PCR and western blot, respectively. The livers of ethanol-consuming mice of both strains showed mild steatosis without inflammation or fibrosis. Stainable hepatocyte iron was modestly increased in both strains ingesting ethanol, although hepatic iron concentrations were significantly higher only in C57BL/6 mice. Long-term ethanol did not affect hepcidin mRNA (Hamp1 or Hamp2) in either strain, nor was the expression of several oxidative stress-responsive genes (glutamate cysteine ligase, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, heme oxygenase-1 and growth differentiation factor 15) altered in response to ethanol, suggesting that oxidative stress and suppression of hepcidin expression in short-term ethanol feeding models may be transient phenomena that resolve as mice adapt to ethanol exposure. This murine model of chronic ethanol ingestion demonstrates modest increases in hepatic iron without changes in hepcidin expression, markers of oxidative stress or significant histologic liver injury. Further investigations are needed to characterize the mechanisms of dysregulated iron metabolism resulting from chronic ethanol ingestion.
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- Steven A Bloomer
- Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington, Abington, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Iowa City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Program in Free Radical and Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Shi M, Ren S, Chen H, Li J, Huang C, Li Y, Han Y, Li Y, Sun Z, Chen X, Xiong Z. Alcohol drinking inhibits NOTCH-PAX9 signaling in esophageal squamous epithelial cells. J Pathol 2021; 253:384-395. [PMID: 33314197 DOI: 10.1002/path.5602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Alcohol drinking has been established as a major risk factor for esophageal diseases. Our previous study showed that ethanol exposure inhibited PAX9 expression in human esophageal squamous epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo. In this study, we aimed to investigate the molecular pathways through which alcohol drinking suppresses PAX9 in esophageal squamous epithelial cells. We first demonstrated the inhibition of NOTCH by ethanol exposure in vitro. NOTCH regulated PAX9 expression in KYSE510 and KYSE410 cells in vitro and in vivo. RBPJ and NOTCH intracellular domain (NIC) D1 ChIP-PCR confirmed Pax9 as a direct downstream target of NOTCH signaling in mouse esophagus. NOTCH inhibition by alcohol drinking was further validated in mouse esophagus and human tissue samples. In conclusion, ethanol exposure inhibited NOTCH signaling and thus suppressed PAX9 expression in esophageal squamous epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo. Our data support a novel mechanism of alcohol-induced esophageal injury through the inhibition of NOTCH-PAX9 signaling. © 2020 The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Menghan Shi
- Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.,Cancer Research Program, Julius L Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China.,Cancer Research Program, Julius L Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA.,Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningxia Medical University General Hospital, Yinchuan, PR China
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningxia Medical University General Hospital, Yinchuan, PR China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center, Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA.,Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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Samuelson DR, Gu M, Shellito JE, Molina PE, Taylor CM, Luo M, Welsh DA. Intestinal Microbial Products From Alcohol-Fed Mice Contribute to Intestinal Permeability and Peripheral Immune Activation. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2019; 43:2122-2133. [PMID: 31407808 DOI: 10.1111/acer.14176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol use causes significant disruption of intestinal microbial communities, yet exactly how these dysbiotic communities interact with the host is unclear. We sought to understand the role of microbial products associated with alcohol dysbiosis in mice on intestinal permeability and immune activation in an in vitro model system. METHODS Microbiota samples from binge-on-chronic alcohol-fed and pair-fed male and female mice were cultured in Gifu Anaerobic Broth for 24 hours under anaerobic conditions. Live/whole organisms were removed, and microbial products were collected and added to human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) or polarized C2BBe1 intestinal epithelial monolayers. Following stimulation, transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) was measured using a volt/ohm meter and immune activation of PBMC was assessed via flow cytometry. RESULTS Microbial products from male and female alcohol-fed mice significantly decreased TEER (mean percentage change from baseline alcohol-fed 0.86 Ω/cm2 vs. pair-fed 1.10 Ω/cm2 ) compared to microbial products from control mice. Following ex vivo stimulation, immune activation of PBMC was assessed via flow cytometry. We found that microbial products from alcohol-fed mice significantly increased the percentage of CD38+ CD4+ (mean alcohol-fed 17.32% ± 0.683% standard deviation (SD) vs. mean pair-fed 14.2% ± 1.21% SD, p < 0.05) and CD8+ (mean alcohol-fed 20.28% ± 0.88% SD vs. mean pair-fed 12.58% ± 3.59% SD, p < 0.05) T cells. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these data suggest that microbial products contribute to immune activation and intestinal permeability associated with alcohol dysbiosis. Further, utilization of these ex vivo microbial product assays will allow us to rapidly assess the impact of microbial products on intestinal permeability and immune activation and to identify probiotic therapies to ameliorate these defects.
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- Derrick R Samuelson
- Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care and Allergy/Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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