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Zhao X, Xu Y, Feng J, Chen C, Gao Y, Deng Y. Comprehensive analysis of miRNAs-lncRNAs-mRNAs modules and ceRNA network in acute liver failure: Hsa-miR3175 and C-reactive protein determination. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 276:133919. [PMID: 39029818 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133919] [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: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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Acute liver failure (ALF), also known as fulminant hepatitis, coagulation disorders, and worsening mental status. It has a poor prognosis and high mortality rate. Among these, the top 10 upregulated genes included GKA-DPA1, IGLL5, PLA2G7, CCL5, IGLJ, GUSBP11, RHOBT1, IGLL3P, CCL18, and ADRBK2. On the other hand, the top 10 downregulated genes were SLC6A1, PID1, AVPR1A, PP1R1A, ST3GAL6, TPST, ERO1LB, SLCO4C1, and KLF15. Furthermore, the DEGs were found to be enriched in processes related to LIAO metastasis and creighton endocrine therapy resistance. To explore the interactions among the DEGs, we constructed a PPI network. This network revealed 16 hub genes that play crucial roles in ALF pathogenesis. Within this network, hsa-mir-375 and hsa-mir-650 were identified as central nodes, indicating their potential importance in ALF. By identifying and analyzing the transcriptional-level ceRNA network, we have provided valuable insights into the etiology of ALF.
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- Xianyuan Zhao
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200120, China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Pudong New District, Shanghai 200120, China.
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Rodimova S, Mozherov A, Elagin V, Karabut M, Shchechkin I, Kozlov D, Krylov D, Gavrina A, Bobrov N, Zagainov V, Zagaynova E, Kuznetsova D. Label-Free Imaging Techniques to Evaluate Metabolic Changes Caused by Toxic Liver Injury in PCLS. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24119195. [PMID: 37298155 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Abuse with hepatotoxic agents is a major cause of acute liver failure. The search for new criteria indicating the acute or chronic pathological processes is still a challenging issue that requires the selection of effective tools and research models. Multiphoton microscopy with second harmonic generation (SHG) and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) are modern label-free methods of optical biomedical imaging for assessing the metabolic state of hepatocytes, therefore reflecting the functional state of the liver tissue. The aim of this work was to identify characteristic changes in the metabolic state of hepatocytes in precision-cut liver slices (PCLSs) under toxic damage by some of the most common toxins: ethanol, carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) and acetaminophen (APAP), commonly known as paracetamol. We have determined characteristic optical criteria for toxic liver damage, and these turn out to be specific for each toxic agent, reflecting the underlying pathological mechanisms of toxicity. The results obtained are consistent with standard methods of molecular and morphological analysis. Thus, our approach, based on optical biomedical imaging, is effective for intravital monitoring of the state of liver tissue in the case of toxic damage or even in cases of acute liver injury.
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- Svetlana Rodimova
- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod National Research State University, 23 Gagarina Ave., 603022 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod National Research State University, 23 Gagarina Ave., 603022 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod National Research State University, 23 Gagarina Ave., 603022 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod National Research State University, 23 Gagarina Ave., 603022 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod National Research State University, 23 Gagarina Ave., 603022 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- The Volga District Medical Centre of Federal Medical and Biological Agency, 14 Ilinskaya St., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Oncologic Dispensary, Delovaya St., 11/1, 603126 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Sq., 603000 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Research of the Institute of Clinical Medicine, Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod National Research State University, 23 Gagarina Ave., 603022 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Meng M, Huo R, Wang Y, Ma N, Shi X, Shen X, Chang G. Lentinan inhibits oxidative stress and alleviates LPS-induced inflammation and apoptosis of BMECs by activating the Nrf2 signaling pathway. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 222:2375-2391. [PMID: 36243161 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Lentinan (LNT) has been reported to have a wide range of functions, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anticancer properties. LNT may provide a protective effect in dairy cow mastitis. In this study, we investigated the effect of LNT on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced injury of bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs) and the possible mechanism. First, we treated BMECs with different concentrations of LPS to study the effects of LPS on oxidative stress and inflammation in BMECs. Then, we examined the effects of LNT by dividing the cells into seven groups: the control group (CON), LPS treatment group (LPS), Acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) pretreatment group (NAC + LPS), LNT pretreatment group (LNT + LPS), ML385 and LNT pretreatment group (ML385 + LNT + LPS), LNT treatment group (LNT) and NAC treatment group (NAC). The results showed that LPS-triggered intracellular ROS production and the downregulation of Nrf-2 and HO-1 in BMECs were blocked by LNT pretreatment. LNT inhibited the expression of inflammatory genes and proteins by inhibiting of NF-κB and MAPK. In addition, LNT attenuated LPS induced-apoptosis in BMECs. However, ML385 reversed the protective effect of LNT. Taken together, LNT can be used as a natural protective agent against LPS-triggered BMECs damage through its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiapoptotic effects through modulation of the Nrf2 pathway.
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- Meijuan Meng
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu Province, China; Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan 750001, Ningxia, China.
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Nogueira CW, Barbosa NV, Rocha JBT. Toxicology and pharmacology of synthetic organoselenium compounds: an update. Arch Toxicol 2021; 95:1179-1226. [PMID: 33792762 PMCID: PMC8012418 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Here, we addressed the pharmacology and toxicology of synthetic organoselenium compounds and some naturally occurring organoselenium amino acids. The use of selenium as a tool in organic synthesis and as a pharmacological agent goes back to the middle of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. The rediscovery of ebselen and its investigation in clinical trials have motivated the search for new organoselenium molecules with pharmacological properties. Although ebselen and diselenides have some overlapping pharmacological properties, their molecular targets are not identical. However, they have similar anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, possibly, via activation of transcription factors, regulating the expression of antioxidant genes. In short, our knowledge about the pharmacological properties of simple organoselenium compounds is still elusive. However, contrary to our early expectations that they could imitate selenoproteins, organoselenium compounds seem to have non-specific modulatory activation of antioxidant pathways and specific inhibitory effects in some thiol-containing proteins. The thiol-oxidizing properties of organoselenium compounds are considered the molecular basis of their chronic toxicity; however, the acute use of organoselenium compounds as inhibitors of specific thiol-containing enzymes can be of therapeutic significance. In summary, the outcomes of the clinical trials of ebselen as a mimetic of lithium or as an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 proteases will be important to the field of organoselenium synthesis. The development of computational techniques that could predict rational modifications in the structure of organoselenium compounds to increase their specificity is required to construct a library of thiol-modifying agents with selectivity toward specific target proteins.
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- Cristina W Nogueira
- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica E Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais E Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica E Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais E Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica E Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais E Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
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N-Acetyl Cysteine Overdose Inducing Hepatic Steatosis and Systemic Inflammation in Both Propacetamol-Induced Hepatotoxic and Normal Mice. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10030442. [PMID: 33809388 PMCID: PMC8000488 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10030442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose induces acute liver damage and even death. The standard therapeutic dose of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) cannot be applied to every patient, especially those with high-dose APAP poisoning. There is insufficient evidence to prove that increasing NAC dose can treat patients who failed in standard treatment. This study explores the toxicity of NAC overdose in both APAP poisoning and normal mice. Two inbred mouse strains with different sensitivities to propacetamol-induced hepatotoxicity (PIH) were treated with different NAC doses. NAC therapy decreased PIH by reducing lipid oxidation, protein nitration and inflammation, and increasing glutathione (GSH) levels and antioxidative enzyme activities. However, the therapeutic effects of NAC on PIH were dose-dependent from 125 (N125) to 275 mg/kg (N275). Elevated doses of NAC (400 and 800 mg/kg, N400 and N800) caused additional deaths in both propacetamol-treated and normal mice. N800 treatments significantly decreased hepatic GSH levels and induced inflammatory cytokines and hepatic microvesicular steatosis in both propacetamol-treated and normal mice. Furthermore, both N275 and N400 treatments decreased serum triglyceride (TG) and induced hepatic TG, whereas N800 treatment significantly increased interleukin-6, hepatic TG, and total cholesterol levels. In conclusion, NAC overdose induces hepatic and systemic inflammations and interferes with fatty acid metabolism.
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Gonçalves DF, Tassi CC, Amaral GP, Stefanello ST, Dalla Corte CL, Soares FA, Posser T, Franco JL, Carvalho NR. Effects of caffeine on brain antioxidant status and mitochondrial respiration in acetaminophen-intoxicated mice. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2020; 9:726-734. [PMID: 33178433 DOI: 10.1093/toxres/tfaa075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Hepatic encephalopathy is a pathophysiological complication of acute liver failure, which may be triggered by hepatotoxic drugs such as acetaminophen (APAP). Although APAP is safe in therapeutic concentration, APAP overdose may induce neurotoxicity, which is mainly associated with oxidative stress. Caffeine is a compound widely found in numerous natural beverages. However, the neuroprotective effect of caffeine remains unclear during APAP intoxication. The present study aimed to investigate the possible modulatory effects of caffeine on brain after APAP intoxication. Mice received intraperitoneal injections of APAP (250 mg/kg) and/or caffeine (20 mg/kg) and, 4 h after APAP administration, samples of brain and blood were collected for the biochemical analysis. APAP enhanced the transaminase activity levels in plasma, increased oxidative stress biomarkers (lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species), promoted an imbalance in endogenous antioxidant system in brain homogenate and increased the mortality. In contrast, APAP did not induce dysfunction of the mitochondrial bioenergetics. Co-treatment with caffeine modulated the biomarkers of oxidative stress as well as antioxidant system in brain. Besides, survival assays demonstrated that caffeine protective effects could be dose- and time-dependent. In addition, caffeine promoted an increase of mitochondrial bioenergetics response in brain by the enhancement of the oxidative phosphorylation, which could promote a better energy supply necessary for brain recovery. In conclusion, caffeine prevented APAP-induced biochemical alterations in brain and reduced lethality in APAP-intoxicated mice, these effects may relate to the preservation of the cellular antioxidant status, and these therapeutic properties could be useful in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy induced by APAP intoxication.
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- Débora F Gonçalves
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em Biotecnologia - CIPBIOTEC, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em Biotecnologia - CIPBIOTEC, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Chen C, Liu X, Qi S, C P Dias A, Yan J, Zhang X. Hepatoprotective effect of Phellinus linteus mycelia polysaccharide (PL-N1) against acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mouse. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 154:1276-1284. [PMID: 31758991 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Edible and medicinal fungi are one of the major sources for extraction and identification of polysaccharides, which are important biological response modifiers with notable antitumor, hepatoprotective effect and other pharmacological activities. This study aimed to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of isolated Phellinus linteus polysaccharide (PL-N1) against acetaminophen (APAP) induced liver injury in mice. Mice were treated intragastrical with PL-N1 (10, 50 and 100 mg/kg) and APAP (300 mg/kg) injection. APAP alone caused increased serum aminotransferase levels and changes in hepatic histopathology, promoted oxidative stress by increasing lipid peroxidation and decreasing anti-oxidant enzyme activities, leading to hepatocellular necrosis and reduced liver function. PL-N1 decreased cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) expression and hepatic release of cytokines to enhance the level of phase II enzymes. Also, PL-N1 obviously accelerates the metabolism of APAP in the rat model. Molecular docking analysis revealed the α-d-glucopyranosyl exhibit maximum interaction (-8.099) against CYP2E1 as comparably less than standard drug silibinin (-13.767). PL-N1 could be a promising natural substance for ameliorating acute APAP-induced oxidative stress and hepatic injury.
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- Chen Chen
- Chinese-German Joint Laboratory for Natural Product Research, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, East on the 1st Ring Road, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province 723000, China
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- Chinese-German Joint Laboratory for Natural Product Research, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, East on the 1st Ring Road, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province 723000, China
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- Chinese-German Joint Laboratory for Natural Product Research, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, East on the 1st Ring Road, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province 723000, China
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- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, Department of Biology, Campus de Gualtar, Braga 4710-057, Portugal
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- School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- Chinese-German Joint Laboratory for Natural Product Research, College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, East on the 1st Ring Road, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province 723000, China; Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), University of Minho, Department of Biology, Campus de Gualtar, Braga 4710-057, Portugal.
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Diphenyl diselenide blunts swimming training on mitochondrial liver redox adaptation mechanisms of aged animals. SPORT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-019-00603-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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Cabrera-Pérez LC, Padilla-Martínez II, Cruz A, Mendieta-Wejebe JE, Tamay-Cach F, Rosales-Hernández MC. Evaluation of a new benzothiazole derivative with antioxidant activity in the initial phase of acetaminophen toxicity. ARAB J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2016.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Acute Exposure to Permethrin Modulates Behavioral Functions, Redox, and Bioenergetics Parameters and Induces DNA Damage and Cell Death in Larval Zebrafish. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:9149203. [PMID: 31827707 PMCID: PMC6885249 DOI: 10.1155/2019/9149203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Permethrin (PM) is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide widely used as domestic repellent. Damage effects to nontarget organisms have been reported, particularly in the early stages of development. Studies indicate redox unbalance as secondary PM effect. Therefore, our goal was to investigate the acute PM effects on larval zebrafish. Larvae (6 days postfertilization) were exposed to PM (25–600 μg/L) during 24 hours, and 50% lethal concentration was estimated. For subsequent assays, the sublethal PM concentrations of 25 and 50 μg/L were used. PM increased anxiety-like behaviors according to the Novel Tank and Light-Dark tests. At the molecular level, PM induced increased ROS, which may be related to the increased lipid peroxidation, DNA damage, and apoptosis detected in PM-exposed organisms. In parallel, upregulation of the antioxidant system was detected after PM exposure, with increased superoxide dismutase, glutathione S-transferase and glutathione reductase activities, and thiol levels. The increased of Nrf2 target genes and the activation of an electrophile response element-driven reporter Tg(EPRE:LUC-EGFP) suggest that the Nrf2 pathway can mediate a fast response to PM, leading to antioxidant amplification. By using high-resolution respirometry, we found that exposure to PM decreased the oxygen consumption in all respiratory stages, disrupting the oxidative phosphorylation and inhibiting the electron transfer system, leading to decrease in bioenergetics capacity. In addition, PM led to increases of residual oxygen consumption and changes in substrate control ratio. Glucose metabolism seems to be affected by PM, with increased lactate dehydrogenase and decreased citrate synthase activities. Taken together, our results demonstrated the adverse effects of acute sublethal PM concentrations during larval development in zebrafish, causing apparent mitochondrial dysfunction, indicating a potential mechanism to redox unbalance and oxidative stress, which may be linked to the detected cell death and alterations in normal behavior patterns caused by acute PM exposure.
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Feng Y, Cui R, Li Z, Zhang X, Jia Y, Zhang X, Shi J, Qu K, Liu C, Zhang J. Methane Alleviates Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury by Inhibiting Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, and Apoptosis through the Nrf2/HO-1/NQO1 Signaling Pathway. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:7067619. [PMID: 31781345 PMCID: PMC6875424 DOI: 10.1155/2019/7067619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Acetaminophen- (APAP-) induced hepatic injury is an important clinical challenge. Oxidative stress, inflammation, apoptosis, and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) contribute to the pathogenesis. Methane has potential anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiapoptotic properties. This project was aimed at studying the protective effects and relative mechanisms of methane in APAP-induced liver injury. In the in vivo experiment, C57BL/6 mice were treated with APAP (400 mg/kg) to induce hepatic injury followed by methane-rich saline (MRS) 10 ml/kg i.p. after 12 and 24 h. We observed that MRS alleviated the histopathological lesions in the liver, decreased serum aminotransferase levels, reduced the levels of inflammatory cytokines, suppressed the nuclear factor-κB expression. Further, we found that MRS relieved oxidative stress by regulating the Nrf2/HO-1/NQO1 signaling pathway and their downstream products after APAP challenge. MRS also regulated proteins associated with ERS-induced apoptosis. In the in vitro experiment, the L-02 cell line was treated with APAP (10 mM) to induce hepatic injury. We found that a methane-rich medium decreased the levels of reactive oxygen species (DHE fluorescent staining), inhibited apoptosis (cell flow test), and regulated the Nrf2/HO-1/NQO1 signaling pathway. Our data indicated that MRS prevented APAP-induced hepatic injury via anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-ERS, and antiapoptotic properties involving the Nrf2/HO-1/NQO1 signaling pathway.
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- Yang Feng
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
- Department of Immunology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang Shaanxi 712046, China
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- Department of ICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Immunology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang Shaanxi 712046, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
- Department of SICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
- Department of SICU, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an Shaanxi 710061, China
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Müller TE, Nunes MEM, Rodrigues NR, Fontana BD, Hartmann DD, Franco JL, Rosemberg DB. Neurochemical mechanisms underlying acute and chronic ethanol-mediated responses in zebrafish: The role of mitochondrial bioenergetics. Neurochem Int 2019; 131:104584. [PMID: 31654679 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2019.104584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ethanol (EtOH) is a socially-accepted drug, whose consumption is a risk factor for non-intentional injuries, development of pathologies, and addiction. In the brain, EtOH affects redox signaling and increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) production after acute and chronic exposures. Here, using a high-resolution respirometry assay, we investigated whether changes in mitochondrial bioenergetics play a role in both acute and chronic EtOH-mediated neurochemical responses in zebrafish. For the first time, we showed that acute and chronic EtOH exposures differently affect brain mitochondrial function. Acutely, EtOH stimulated mitochondrial respiration through increased baseline state, CI-mediated OXPHOS, OXPHOS capacity, OXPHOS coupling efficiency, bioenergetic efficiency, and ROX/ETS ratio. Conversely, EtOH chronically decreased baseline respiration, complex I- and II-mediated ETS, as well as increased ROX state and ROX/ETS ratio, which are associated with ROS formation. Overall, we observed that changes in mitochondrial bioenergetics play a role, at least partially, in both acute and chronic effects of EtOH in the zebrafish brain. Moreover, our findings reinforce the face, predictive, and construct validities of zebrafish models to explore the neurochemical bases involved in alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
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- Talise E Müller
- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropsychobiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil; Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil; Oxidative Stress and Cell Signaling Research Group, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research - CIPBIOTEC, Campus São Gabriel, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, RS, 97300-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil; Oxidative Stress and Cell Signaling Research Group, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research - CIPBIOTEC, Campus São Gabriel, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, RS, 97300-000, Brazil
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- Brain and Behaviour Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, UK
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Oxidative Stress and Cell Signaling Research Group, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research - CIPBIOTEC, Campus São Gabriel, Universidade Federal do Pampa, São Gabriel, RS, 97300-000, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropsychobiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil; Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil; The International Zebrafish Neuroscience Research Consortium (ZNRC), 309 Palmer Court, Slidell, LA, 70458, USA.
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Yan H, Du J, Chen X, Yang B, He Q, Yang X, Luo P. ROS-dependent DNA damage contributes to crizotinib-induced hepatotoxicity via the apoptotic pathway. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 383:114768. [PMID: 31639374 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.114768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Crizotinib is an oral small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeting anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), ROS proto-oncogene 1, receptor tyrosine kinase (ROS1) and MET proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase (MET). Unfortunately, hepatotoxicity is a serious limitation in its clinical application, and the reason remains largely unknown. In this study, we tested the effect of crizotinib in human hepatocyte cell line HL-7702 and human primary hepatocytes, and the results showed that crizotinib treatment caused hepatocyte damage, suggesting that crizotinib induced liver injury by causing hepatocyte death, consistent with the clinical cases. Mechanistically, crizotinib induced hepatocyte death via the apoptotic pathway, and cleaved PARP (c-PARP) was observed as a signaling protein. Moreover, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) decrease contributed to crizotinib-induced hepatocyte apoptosis accompanied by hepatocyte DNA damage and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Importantly, crizotinib induced hepatocyte apoptosis independent of its targets, ALK, ROS1 and MET. In conclusion, our data showed that crizotinib induced liver injury through hepatocyte death via the apoptotic pathway which was independent of ALK, ROS1 and MET. And we also found that MMP decrease, DNA damage and ROS generation were involved in the process.
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- Hao Yan
- Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Oncology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China..
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- Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China..
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Heck SO, Zborowski VA, Chagas PM, da Luz SCA, Bortolatto CF. p-Chloro-diphenyl diselenide attenuates plasma lipid profile changes and hepatotoxicity induced by nonionic surfactant tyloxapol in rats. Toxicol Mech Methods 2019; 30:73-80. [DOI: 10.1080/15376516.2019.1669240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Suélen Osório Heck
- Laboratory of Synthesis, Reactivity, Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Organochalcogen Compounds, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria – RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis, Reactivity, Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Organochalcogen Compounds, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria – RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis, Reactivity, Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Organochalcogen Compounds, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center of Natural and Exact Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria – RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Neuropharmacology (LABIONEM), Post-Graduation Program in Biochemistry and Bioprospecting (PPGBBio), Center of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences (CCQFA), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Capão do Leão Campus, Pelotas – RS, Brazil
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Guanosine protects against Ca 2+-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 111:1438-1446. [PMID: 30841459 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Mitochondria play an important role in cell life and in the regulation of cell death. In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to a wide range of neuropathologies. The nucleoside Guanosine (GUO) is an endogenous molecule, presenting antioxidant properties, possibly due to its direct scavenging ability and/or from its capacity to activate the antioxidant defense system. GUO demonstrate a neuroprotective effect due to the modulation of the glutamatergic system and maintenance of the redox system. Thus, considering the few studies focused on the direct effects of GUO on mitochondrial bioenergetics, we designed a study to evaluate the in vitro effects of GUO on rat mitochondrial function, as well as against Ca2+-induced impairment. Our results indicate that GUO prevented mitochondrial dysfunction induced by Ca2+ misbalance, once GUO was able to reduce mitochondrial swelling in the presence of Ca2+, as well as ROS production and hydrogen peroxide levels, and to increase manganese superoxide dismutase activity, oxidative phosphorylation and tricarboxylic acid cycle activities. Our study indicates for the first time that GUO could direct prevent the mitochondrial damage induced by Ca2+ and that these effects were not related to its scavenging properties. Our data indicates that GUO could be included as a new pharmacological strategy for diseases linked to mitochondrial dysfunction.
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Amaral GP, Mizdal CR, Stefanello ST, Mendez ASL, Puntel RL, de Campos MMA, Soares FAA, Fachinetto R. Antibacterial and antioxidant effects of Rosmarinus officinalis L. extract and its fractions. J Tradit Complement Med 2018; 9:383-392. [PMID: 31453135 PMCID: PMC6702153 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The production of reactive species over physiological levels associated to pathogenic bacteria could represent a high risk for many diseases. The Rosmarinus officinalis L. is used around the world due its pharmacological proprieties. So, in this study our aim is to test for the first time if R. officinalis L. extract (eeRo) and its fractions (DCM, EA, ButOH) could have better or similar antioxidant action to standars and among themselves in vitro or ex vivo, in brain, stomach and liver of rats. Moreover, we intend to clarify their possible effects on pathogenic bacteria. The eeRo was obtained from the dried leaves subjected to an alcoholic extraction and fractioned. The quantification of the constituents of eeRo and fractions were done by HPLC. The antioxidant proprieties of R. officinalis was analyzed by DPPH•- radical scavenging, total antioxidant, dichlorofluorescein, lipid peroxidation and sodium nitroprusside -induced lipid peroxidation assays. The Minimum inhibitory concentrations of R. officinalis L. were tested with standard strains of danger bacteria. The eeRo, DCM, EA had significant total antioxidant and DPPH•- radical scavenging activities. The DCM and eeRo got significant effects against basal levels of reactive species in liver, stomach and brain. The eeRo and DCM protected the liver and brain against lipid peroxidation. The eeRo, DCM, EA and ButOH had inhibitory effect in the Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. In general way, the DCM and eeRo had the best antioxidant and antibacterial effects among all tested fractions.
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- Guilherme Pires Amaral
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM., 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM., 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 2752, CEP: 90610-000, Bairro Azenha, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- UNIPAMPA - Campus Uruguaiana, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR-472 Km 7, Uruguaiana, 97500-970, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas Toxicológicas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM., 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus UFSM., 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Upadhyay KK, Jadeja RN, Thadani JM, Joshi A, Vohra A, Mevada V, Patel R, Khurana S, Devkar RV. Carbon monoxide releasing molecule A-1 attenuates acetaminophen-mediated hepatotoxicity and improves survival of mice by induction of Nrf2 and related genes. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2018; 360:99-108. [PMID: 30273691 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2018.09.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Acute liver injury is frequently associated with oxidative stress. Here, we investigated the therapeutic potential of carbon monoxide releasing molecule A-1 (CORM A-1) in oxidative stress-mediated liver injury. Overnight-fasted mice were injected with acetaminophen (APAP; 300 mg/kg; intraperitoneally) and were sacrificed at 4 and 12 h. They showed elevated levels of serum transaminases, depleted hepatic glutathione (GSH) and hepatocyte necrosis. Mice injected with CORM A-1 (20 mg/kg) 1 h after APAP administration, had reduced serum transaminases, preserved hepatic GSH and reduced hepatocyte necrosis. Mice that received a lethal dose of APAP (600 mg/kg), died by 10 h; but those co-treated with CORM A-1 showed a 50% survival. Compared to APAP-treated mice, livers from those co-treated with CORM A-1, had upregulation of Nrf2 and ARE genes (HO-1, GCLM and NQO-1). APAP-treated mice had elevated hepatic mRNA levels of inflammatory genes (Nf-κB, TNF-α, IL1-β and IL-6), an effect blunted in those co-treated with CORM A-1. In tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP)-treated HepG2 cells, CORM A-1 augmented cell viability, reduced oxidative stress, activated the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and anti-oxidant response element (ARE) genes. The molecular docking profile of CO in the kelch domain of Keap1 protein suggested that CO released from CORM A-1 mediated Nrf2 activation. Collectively, these data indicate that CORM A-1 reduces oxidative stress by upregulating Nrf2 and related genes, and restoring hepatic GSH, to reduce hepatocyte necrosis and thus minimize liver injury that contributes to an overall improved survival rate.
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- Kapil K Upadhyay
- Phytotherapeutics and Metabolic Endocrinology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat 390002, India
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 30912,USA
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- Phytotherapeutics and Metabolic Endocrinology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat 390002, India
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- Phytotherapeutics and Metabolic Endocrinology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat 390002, India
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- Phytotherapeutics and Metabolic Endocrinology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat 390002, India
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- Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan, Gujarat 384265, India
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- Bioinformatics and Supercomputer lab, Department of Biosciences, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, Gujarat 395007, India
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Weight Management, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822, USA
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- Phytotherapeutics and Metabolic Endocrinology Division, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat 390002, India.
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Müller SG, Jardim NS, Quines CB, Nogueira CW. Diphenyl diselenide regulates Nrf2/Keap-1 signaling pathway and counteracts hepatic oxidative stress induced by bisphenol A in male mice. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2018; 164:280-287. [PMID: 29554619 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical toxicant that has deleterious effects on human. BPA causes oxidative stress in tissues, including the liver. Diphenyl diselenide (PhSe)2 improves the antioxidant response via activation of the nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2)/Kelch-like ECH-associated protein (keap 1) pathway in macrophage cells. In the present study, we investigated whether (PhSe)2 counteracts hepatic oxidative stress induced by BPA in male and female Swiss mice. Three-week-old mice received by the intragastric (i.g.) route BPA (5 mg/kg) from 21st to 60th postnatal day (PND). At PND 61, the mice were treated with (PhSe)2 (1 mg/kg, i.g.) for seven days. Parameters of hepatic damage and oxidative stress were determined in male and female mice. The results show that BPA increased the activity of aspartate aminotransferase in female mice, and in male mice the activity of alanine aminotranseferase was increased. Male and female mice had an increase in fat mass accumulation. Male mice showed an increase in hepatic oxidative damage of proteins and a decrease in non-enzymatic (ascorbic acid and non-protein thiol) and enzymatic (superoxide dismutase) defenses, which are consistent with oxidative stress status. Male mice were more susceptible than female mice to hepatic oxidative stress induced by BPA. BPA decreased Nrf2/Keap1 protein content in male mice. (PhSe)2 reduced hepatic oxidative stress induced by BPA in male mice. Our results demonstrate that male mice were more susceptible to hepatic oxidative stress induced by BPA than female mice. (PhSe)2 regulated Nrf2/Keap-1 signaling pathway and countered hepatic oxidative stress induced by BPA in male mice.
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- Sabrina G Müller
- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil.
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Zhao H, Jiang Z, Chang X, Xue H, Yahefu W, Zhang X. 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid Prevents Acute APAP-Induced Liver Injury by Increasing Phase II and Antioxidant Enzymes in Mice. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:653. [PMID: 29973881 PMCID: PMC6020787 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is the principal cause of drug-induced acute liver failure. 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (4-HPA), a major microbiota-derived metabolite of polyphenols, is involved in the antioxidative action. This study seeks to investigate the ability of 4-HPA to protect against APAP-induced hepatotoxicity, as well as the putative mechanisms involved. Mice were treated with 4-HPA (6, 12, or 25 mg/kg) for 3 days, 1 h after the last administration of 4-HPA, a single dose of APAP was intraperitoneally infused for mice. APAP caused a remarkable increase of oxidative stress markers, peroxynitrite formation, and fewer activated phase II enzymes. 4-HPA increased Nrf2 translocation to the nucleus and enhanced the activity of phase II and antioxidant enzymes, and could thereby ameliorate APAP-induced liver injury. Studies reveal that 4-HPA, as an active area of bioactive dietary constituents, could protect the liver against APAP-induced injury, implying that 4-HPA could be a new promising strategy and natural hepatoprotective drug.
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- Hongqiong Zhao
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China
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- Research Center of Modern Biotechnology, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Xinjiang, China.,Research Center of Modern Biotechnology, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, China.,College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.,Department of Biology, Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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Fu T, Wang S, Liu J, Cai E, Li H, Li P, Zhao Y. Protective effects of α-mangostin against acetaminophen-induced acute liver injury in mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2018; 827:173-180. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Gonçalves DF, de Carvalho NR, Leite MB, Courtes AA, Hartmann DD, Stefanello ST, da Silva IK, Franco JL, Soares FA, Dalla Corte CL. Caffeine and acetaminophen association: Effects on mitochondrial bioenergetics. Life Sci 2018; 193:234-241. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Carvalho NR, Tassi CC, Dobraschinski F, Amaral GP, Zemolin AP, Golombieski RM, Dalla Corte CL, Franco JL, Mauriz JL, González-Gallego J, Soares FA. Reversal of bioenergetics dysfunction by diphenyl diselenide is critical to protection against the acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure. Life Sci 2017; 180:42-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Revised: 04/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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de Carvalho NR, Rodrigues NR, Macedo GE, Bristot IJ, Boligon AA, de Campos MM, Cunha FAB, Coutinho HD, Klamt F, Merritt TJS, Posser T, Franco JL. Eugenia uniflora leaf essential oil promotes mitochondrial dysfunction in Drosophila melanogaster through the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2017; 6:526-534. [PMID: 30090521 PMCID: PMC6060740 DOI: 10.1039/c7tx00072c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Eugenia uniflora L. (Myrtaceae family) has demonstrated several properties of human interest, including insecticide potential, due to its pro-oxidant properties. These properties likely result from the effects on its mitochondria, but the mechanism of this action is unclear. The aim of this work was to evaluate the mitochondrial bioenergetics function in Drosophila melanogaster exposed to E. uniflora leaf essential oil. For this, we used a high-resolution respirometry (HRR) protocol. We found that E. uniflora promoted a collapse of the mitochondrial transmembrane potential (ΔΨm). In addition the essential oil was able to promote the disruption of respiration coupled to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and inhibit the respiratory electron transfer system (ETS) established with an uncoupler. In addition, exposure led to decreases of respiratory control ratio (RCR), bioenergetics capacity and OXPHOS coupling efficiency, and induced changes in the substrate control ratio. Altogether, our results suggested that E. uniflora impairs the mitochondrial function/viability and promotes the uncoupling of OXPHOS, which appears to play an important role in the cellular bioenergetics failure induced by essential oil in D. melanogaster.
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- Nélson R de Carvalho
- Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em Biotecnologia - CIPBIOTEC , Universidade Federal do Pampa , Campus São Gabriel , RS , Brasil .
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em Biotecnologia - CIPBIOTEC , Universidade Federal do Pampa , Campus São Gabriel , RS , Brasil .
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em Biotecnologia - CIPBIOTEC , Universidade Federal do Pampa , Campus São Gabriel , RS , Brasil .
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- Departamento de Bioquímica , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre , RS CEP 90035-003 , Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , Santa Maria , RS , Brasil
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- Departmento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas , Universidade Federal de Santa Maria , RS , Brasil
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , Laurentian University , Sudbury , ON , Canada P3E 2C6
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , Laurentian University , Sudbury , ON , Canada P3E 2C6
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- Departamento de Bioquímica , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre , RS CEP 90035-003 , Brasil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA , Crato , CE , Brasil
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em Biotecnologia - CIPBIOTEC , Universidade Federal do Pampa , Campus São Gabriel , RS , Brasil .
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- Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisas em Biotecnologia - CIPBIOTEC , Universidade Federal do Pampa , Campus São Gabriel , RS , Brasil .
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Quines CB, Chagas PM, Hartmann D, Carvalho NR, Soares FA, Nogueira CW. (p
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Reduces Hepatotoxicity Induced by Monosodium Glutamate by Improving Mitochondrial Function in Rats. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:2877-2886. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Caroline B. Quines
- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Campus UFSM; Santa Maria RS 97105-900 Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Campus UFSM; Santa Maria RS 97105-900 Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Campus UFSM; Santa Maria RS 97105-900 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Santa Maria CEP 97105-900, RS Brazil
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria; Campus UFSM; Santa Maria RS 97105-900 Brazil
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Astaxanthin pretreatment attenuates acetaminophen-induced liver injury in mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2017; 45:26-33. [PMID: 28152447 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2017.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acetaminophen (APAP) is a conventional drug widely used in the clinic because of its antipyretic-analgesic effects. However, accidental or intentional APAP overdoses induce liver injury and even acute liver failure (ALF). Astaxanthin (ASX) is the strongest antioxidant in nature that shows preventive and therapeutic properties, such as ocular protection, anti-tumor, anti-diabetes, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects. The aim of present study was to determine whether ASX pretreatment provides protection against APAP-induced liver failure. METHODS Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into 7 groups, including control, oil, ASX (30mg/kg or 60mg/kg), APAP and APAP+ASX (30mg/kg or 60mg/kg) groups. Saline, olive oil and ASX were administered for 14days. The APAP and APAP+ASX groups were given a peritoneal injection of 700mg/kg or 300mg/kg APAP to determine the 5-day survival rate and for further observation, respectively. Blood and liver samples were collected to detect alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), inflammation, oxidative stress and antioxidant systems, and to observe histopathologic changes and key proteins in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family. RESULTS ASX pretreatment before APAP increased the 5-day survival rate in a dose-dependent manner and reduced the ALT, AST, hepatic necrosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, lipid peroxidation (LPO), oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory factors. ASX protected against APAP toxicity by inhibiting the depletion of glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Administration of ASX did not change the expression of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and P38. However, phosphorylation of JNK, ERK and P38 was reduced, consistent with the level of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and TNF receptor-associated factor 2 (TRAF2). CONCLUSION ASX provided protection for the liver against APAP hepatotoxicity by alleviating hepatocyte necrosis, blocking ROS generation, inhibiting oxidative stress, and reducing apoptosis by inhibiting the TNF-α-mediated JNK signal pathway and by phosphorylation of ERK and P38, which made sense in preventing and treating liver damage.
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Kučera O, Endlicher R, Rychtrmoc D, Lotková H, Sobotka O, Červinková Z. Acetaminophen toxicity in rat and mouse hepatocytes in vitro. Drug Chem Toxicol 2016; 40:448-456. [PMID: 27960556 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2016.1255953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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CONTEXT Acetaminophen (APAP) hepatotoxicity is often studied in primary cultures of hepatocytes of various species, but there are only few works comparing interspecies differences in susceptibility of hepatocytes to APAP in vitro. OBJECTIVES The aim of our work was to compare hepatotoxicity of APAP in rat and mouse hepatocytes in primary cultures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hepatocytes isolated from male Wistar rats and C57Bl/6J mice were exposed to APAP for up to 24 h. We determined lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity in culture medium, activity of cellular dehydrogenases (WST-1) and activity of caspases 3 in cell lysate as markers of cell damage/death. We assessed content of intracellular reduced glutathione, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and malondialdehyde (MDA). Respiration of digitonin-permeabilized hepatocytes was measured by high resolution respirometry and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) was visualized (JC-1). RESULTS APAP from concentrations of 2.5 and 0.75 mmol/L induced a decrease in viability of rat (p < 0.001) and mouse (p < 0.001) hepatocytes (WST-1), respectively. In contrast to rat hepatocytes, there was no activation of caspase-3 in mouse hepatocytes after APAP treatment. Earlier damage to plasma membrane and faster depletion of reduced glutathione were detected in mouse hepatocytes. Mouse hepatocytes showed increased glutamate + malate-driven respiration in state 4 and higher susceptibility of the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM) to APAP-induced injury. CONCLUSION APAP displayed dose-dependent toxicity in hepatocytes of both species. Mouse hepatocytes in primary culture however had approximately three-fold higher susceptibility to the toxic effect of APAP when compared to rat hepatocytes.
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- b Department of Anatomy , Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové , Hradec Králové , Czech Republic
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Heck SO, Fulco BCW, Quines CB, Oliveira CES, Leite MR, Cechella JL, Nogueira CW. Combined Therapy With Swimming Exercise and a Diet Supplemented With Diphenyl Diselenide Is Effective Against Age-Related Changes in the Hepatic Metabolism of Rats. J Cell Biochem 2016; 118:1574-1582. [PMID: 27918086 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25819] [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: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Aging is characterized by a widespread loss of homeostasis in biological systems and is accompanied by pathophysiological changes including the liver injury. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of the combined therapy with swimming exercise (20 min session, 5 days/week during 4 weeks) and a diet supplemented with 1 ppm of (PhSe)2 on the hepatic metabolic alterations caused by aging in rats. In this study, male old Wistar rats had an increase in the epididymal fat relative weight, disturbances in the activities of hepatic enzymes associated to the glucose homeostasis, higher hepatic triglyceride content and higher activity of the plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). The combined therapy normalized the activities of glucose-6-Pase and tyrosine aminotransferase, gluconeogenic enzymes, increased the hepatic glycogen content and was effective against the increase in the hepatic triglycerides content, without altering the activities of hexoquinase, and citrate synthase. Moreover, the combined therapy normalized the activities of AST and ALT, indicating a hepatoprotective effect. The combined therapy with swimming exercise and a diet supplemented with 1 ppm of (PhSe)2 contributed to the hepatic glucose homeostasis in old rats. Nevertheless, more studies are needed to investigate the possible mechanisms of action behind these effects. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 1574-1582, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Suélen O Heck
- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios. Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Eugenio-Pérez D, Montes de Oca-Solano HA, Pedraza-Chaverri J. Role of food-derived antioxidant agents against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2016; 54:2340-2352. [PMID: 26955890 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2016.1150302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Context Acetaminophen (APAP), also known as paracetamol and N-acetyl p-aminophenol, is one of the most frequently used drugs for analgesic and antipyretic purposes on a worldwide basis. It is safe and effective at recommended doses but has the potential for causing hepatotoxicity and acute liver failure (ALF) with overdose. To solve this problem, different strategies have been developed, including the use of compounds isolated from food, which have been studied to characterize their efficacy as natural dietary antioxidants. Objective The objective of this study is to show the beneficial effects of a variety of natural compounds and their use against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity. Methods PubMed database was reviewed to compile data about natural compounds with hepatoprotective effects against APAP toxicity. Results and conclusion As a result, the health-promoting properties of 13 different food-derived compounds with protective effect against APAP-induced hepatotoxicity were described as well as the mechanisms involved in hepatoprotection.
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- Dianelena Eugenio-Pérez
- a Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry , National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) , University City , Mexico City , DF , Mexico
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- a Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry , National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) , University City , Mexico City , DF , Mexico
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- a Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry , National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) , University City , Mexico City , DF , Mexico
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Geohagen BC, Vydyanathan A, Kosharskyy B, Shaparin N, Gavin T, LoPachin RM. Enolate-Forming Phloretin Pharmacophores: Hepatoprotection in an Experimental Model of Drug-Induced Toxicity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2016; 357:476-86. [PMID: 27029584 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.115.231001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Drug-induced toxicity is often mediated by electrophilic metabolites, such as bioactivation of acetaminophen (APAP) to N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI). We have shown that APAP hepatotoxicity can be prevented by 2-acetylcyclopentanone (2-ACP). This 1,3-dicarbonyl compound ionizes to form an enolate nucleophile that scavenges NAPQI and other electrophilic intermediates. In this study, we expanded our investigation of enolate-forming compounds to include analyses of the phloretin pharmacophores, 2',4',6'-trihydroxyacetophenone (THA) and phloroglucinol (PG). Studies in a mouse model of APAP overdose showed that THA provided hepatoprotection when given either by intraperitoneal injection or oral administration, whereas PG was hepatoprotective only when given intraperitoneally. Corroborative research characterized the molecular pharmacology (efficacy, potency) of 2-ACP, THA, and PG in APAP-exposed isolated mouse hepatocytes. For comparative purposes, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) cytoprotection was also evaluated. Measurements of multiple cell parameters (e.g., cell viability, mitochondrial membrane depolarization) indicated that THA and, to a lesser extent, PG provided concentration-dependent protection against APAP toxicity, which exceeded that of 2-ACP or NAC. The enolate-forming compounds and NAC truncated ongoing APAP exposure and thereby returned intoxicated hepatocytes toward normal viability. The superior ability of THA to protect is related to multifaceted modes of action that include metal ion chelation, free radical trapping, and scavenging of NAPQI and other soft electrophiles involved in oxidative stress. The rank order of potency for the tested cytoprotectants was consistent with that determined in a parallel mouse model. These data suggest that THA or a derivative might be useful in treating drug-induced toxicities and other conditions that involve electrophile-mediated pathogenesis.
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- Brian C Geohagen
- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (B.C.G., A.V., B.K., N.S., R.M.L.); and Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (T.G.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (B.C.G., A.V., B.K., N.S., R.M.L.); and Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (T.G.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (B.C.G., A.V., B.K., N.S., R.M.L.); and Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (T.G.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (B.C.G., A.V., B.K., N.S., R.M.L.); and Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (T.G.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (B.C.G., A.V., B.K., N.S., R.M.L.); and Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (T.G.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (B.C.G., A.V., B.K., N.S., R.M.L.); and Department of Chemistry, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York (T.G.)
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Xue H, Xie W, Jiang Z, Wang M, Wang J, Zhao H, Zhang X. 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, a microbiota-derived metabolite of quercetin, attenuates acetaminophen (APAP)-induced liver injury through activation of Nrf-2. Xenobiotica 2016; 46:931-9. [PMID: 26931552 DOI: 10.3109/00498254.2016.1140847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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1. Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose leads to severe hepatotoxicity. 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) is a scarcely studied microbiota-derived metabolite of quercetin. The aim of this study was to determine the protective effect of DOPAC against APAP-induced liver injury. 2. Mice were treated intragastrically with DOPAC (10, 20 or 50 mg/kg) for 3 days before APAP (300 mg/kg) injection. APAP alone caused increase in serum aminotransferase levels and changes in hepatic histopathology. APAP also promoted oxidative stress by increasing lipid peroxidation and decreasing anti-oxidant enzyme activities. These events led to hepatocellular necrosis and reduced liver function. DOPAC increased nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2) translocation to the nucleus and enhanced the expression of phase II enzymes and anti-oxidant enzymes, and thereby reduced APAP hepatotoxicity and enhanced anti-oxidant ability. 3. Our data provide evidence that DOPAC protected the liver against APAP-induced injury, which is involved in Nrf-2 activation, implying that DOPAC can be considered as a potential natural hepatoprotective agent.
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- a College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University , Urumqi , PR China and.,b College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University , Yangling , PR China
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- b College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University , Yangling , PR China
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- b College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University , Yangling , PR China
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- b College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University , Yangling , PR China
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- b College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University , Yangling , PR China
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- a College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University , Urumqi , PR China and
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- a College of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Agricultural University , Urumqi , PR China and.,b College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University , Yangling , PR China
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Xie W, Jiang Z, Wang J, Zhang X, Melzig MF. Protective effect of hyperoside against acetaminophen (APAP) induced liver injury through enhancement of APAP clearance. Chem Biol Interact 2016; 246:11-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2016.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Revised: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/02/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Granados-Castro LF, Rodríguez-Rangel DS, Fernández-Rojas B, León-Contreras JC, Hernández-Pando R, Medina-Campos ON, Eugenio-Pérez D, Pinzón E, Pedraza-Chaverri J. Curcumin prevents paracetamol-induced liver mitochondrial alterations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 68:245-56. [PMID: 26773315 DOI: 10.1111/jphp.12501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In the present study was evaluated if curcumin is able to attenuate paracetamol (PCM)-induced mitochondrial alterations in liver of mice. METHODS Mice (n = 5-6/group) received curcumin (35, 50 or 100 mg/kg bw) 90 min before PCM injection (350 mg/kg bw). Plasma activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) was measured; histological analyses were done; and measurement of mitochondrial oxygen consumption, mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP synthesis, aconitase activity and activity of respiratory complexes was carried out. KEY FINDINGS Curcumin prevented in a dose-dependent manner PCM-induced liver damage. Curcumin (100 mg/kg) attenuated PCM-induced liver histological damage (damaged hepatocytes from 28.3 ± 7.7 to 8.3 ± 0.7%) and increment in plasma ALT (from 2300 ± 150 to 690 ± 28 U/l) and AST (from 1603 ± 43 to 379 ± 22 U/l) activity. Moreover, curcumin attenuated the decrease in oxygen consumption using either succinate or malate/glutamate as substrates (evaluated by state 3, respiratory control ratio, uncoupled respiration and adenosine diphosphate/oxygen ratio), in membrane potential, in ATP synthesis, in aconitase activity and in the activity of respiratory complexes I, III and IV. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the protective effect of curcumin in PCM-induced hepatotoxicity is associated with attenuation of mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Luis Fernando Granados-Castro
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Mexico
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- Experimental Pathology Section, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", México, Mexico
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- Experimental Pathology Section, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", México, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Mexico
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- Animal Care Unit, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Mexico
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Mexico
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Stefanello ST, Dobrachinski F, de Carvalho NR, Amaral GP, Barcelos RP, Oliveira VA, Oliveira CS, Giordani CFA, Pereira ME, Rodrigues OED, Soares FAA. Free radical scavenging in vitro and biological activity of diphenyl diselenide-loaded nanocapsules: DPDS-NCS antioxidant and toxicological effects. Int J Nanomedicine 2015; 10:5663-70. [PMID: 26379436 PMCID: PMC4567224 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s87190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Selenium compounds, such as diphenyl diselenide (DPDS), have been shown to exhibit biological activity, including antioxidant effects. However, the use of DPDS in pharmacology is limited due to in vivo pro-oxidative effects. In addition, studies have shown that DPDS-loaded nanocapsules (DPDS-NCS) have greater bioavailability than free DPDS in mice. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant properties of DPDS-NCS in vitro and biological activity in mice. Our in vitro results suggested that DPDS-NCS significantly reduced the production of reactive oxygen species and Fe(II)-induced lipid peroxidation (LPO) in brain. The administration of DPDS-NCS did not result in death or change the levels of endogenous reduced or oxidized glutathione after 72 hours of exposure. Moreover, ex vivo assays demonstrated that DPDS-NCS significantly decreased the LPO and reactive oxygen species levels in the brain. In addition, the highest dose of DPDS-NCS significantly reduced Fe(II)- and sodium nitroprusside-induced LPO in the brain and Fe(II)-induced LPO in the liver. Also, δ-aminolevulinate acid dehydratase within the brain was inhibited only in the highest dose of DPDS-NCS. In conclusion, our data demonstrated that DPDS-NCS exhibited low toxicity in mice and have significant antioxidant characteristics, indicating that nanoencapsulation is a safer method of DPDS administration.
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- Sílvio Terra Stefanello
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Voloshchuk ON, Kopylchuk GP. The peculiarities of the structural and functional state of the cytochrome component of the liver mitochondrial respiratory chain under conditions of acetaminophen-induced hepatitis on the background of alimentary protein deprivation. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350915030215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Tai M, Zhang J, Song S, Miao R, Liu S, Pang Q, Wu Q, Liu C. Protective effects of luteolin against acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure in mouse. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 27:164-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Xie W, Chen C, Jiang Z, Wang J, Melzig MF, Zhang X. Apocynum venetum Attenuates Acetaminophen-Induced Liver Injury in Mice. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2015; 43:457-76. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x15500299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Apocynum venetum L. (A. venetum) has long been used in oriental folk medicine for the treatment of some liver diseases; however, the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully elucidated. Acetaminphen (APAP) is a widely used analgesic drug that can cause acute liver injury in overdose situations. In this study, we investigated the potential protective effect of A. venetum leaf extract (ALE) against APAP-induced hepatotoxicity. Mice were intragastrically administered with ALE once daily for 3 consecutive days prior to receiving a single intraperitoneal injection of APAP. The APAP group showed severe liver injury characterized by the noticeable fluctuations in the following parameters: serum aminotransferases; hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA), 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione (GSH). These liver damages induced by APAP were significantly attenuated by ALE pretreatments. A collective analysis of histopathological examination, DNA laddering and western blot for caspase-3 and cytochrome c indicated that the ALE is also capable of preventing APAP-induced hepatocyte death. Hyperoside, isoquercitrin and their derivatives have been identified as the major components of ALE using HPLC-MS/MS. Taken together, the A. venetum possesses hepatoprotective effects partially due to its anti-oxidant action.
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- Wenyan Xie
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
- Institut für Pharmazie, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Straße 2+4, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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Stefanello ST, Flores da Rosa EJ, Dobrachinski F, Amaral GP, Rodrigues de Carvalho N, Almeida da Luz SC, Bender CR, Schwab RS, Dornelles L, Soares FAA. Effect of diselenide administration in thioacetamide-induced acute neurological and hepatic failure in mice. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tx00166d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication of severe acute hepatic failure and has been associated with high short-term mortality rates.
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An active lifestyle induces positive antioxidant enzyme modulation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of overweight/obese postmenopausal women. Life Sci 2014; 121:152-7. [PMID: 25497076 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of an active lifestyle on mitochondrial functioning, viability, bioenergetics, and redox status markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of overweight/ obese postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study with postmenopausal women aged 45–64 years and body mass index N 25 kg/m2, divided into physically active (n = 23) and sedentary (n = 12) groups. Mitochondria functioning and viability, bioenergetics and redox status parameters were assessed in PBMC with spectrophotometric and fluorometric assays. KEY FINDINGS No differences were found in the enzyme activity of complexes I and II of the electron transport chain (ETC), mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) activity, methyl-tetrazolium reduction levels and reduced glutathione and oxidized glutathione levels between the groups. However, the physically active group presented higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (P= 0.04) and increased catalase (CAT) (P= 0.029), total (P= 0.011) and cytosolic SOD (CuZnSOD) (P= 0.009) activities. SIGNIFICANCE An active lifestyle that includes aerobic exercise for at least 30 min, three times per week may improve antioxidant enzyme activities in PBMC in overweight/obese postmenopausal women, without changes in the activity of the ETC enzymes. However, this low intensity physical activity is not able to induce relevant mitochondrial adaptations.
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Steinebrunner N, Mogler C, Vittas S, Hoyler B, Sandig C, Stremmel W, Eisenbach C. Pharmacologic cholinesterase inhibition improves survival in acetaminophen-induced acute liver failure in the mouse. BMC Gastroenterol 2014; 14:148. [PMID: 25139304 PMCID: PMC4236504 DOI: 10.1186/1471-230x-14-148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Acetaminophen (APAP) is one of the most widely used analgesic and antipyretic pharmaceutical substances in the world and accounts for most cases of drug induced liver injury resulting in acute liver failure. Acute liver failure initiates a sterile inflammatory response with release of cytokines and innate immune cell infiltration in the liver. This study investigates, whether pharmacologic acetylcholinesterase inhibition with neostigmine diminishes liver damage in acute liver failure via the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. Methods Acute liver failure was induced in BALB/c mice by a toxic dose of acetaminophen (APAP). Neostigmine and/or N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) were applied therapeutically at set time points and the survival was investigated. Liver damage was assessed by serum parameters, histopathology and serum cytokine assays 12 h after initiation of acute liver failure. Results Serum parameters, histopathology and serum cytokine assays showed pronounced features of acute liver failure 12 h after application of acetaminophen (APAP). Neostigmine treatment led to significant reduction of serum liver enzymes (LDH (47,147 ± 12,726 IU/l vs. 15,822 ± 10,629 IU/l, p = 0.0014) and ALT (18,048 ± 4,287 IU/l vs. 7,585 ± 5,336 IU/l, p = 0.0013), APAP-alone-treated mice vs. APAP + neostigmine-treated mice), inflammatory cytokine levels (IL-1β (147 ± 19 vs. 110 ± 25, p = 0.0138) and TNF-α (184 ± 23 vs. 130 ± 33, p = 0.0086), APAP-alone-treated mice vs. APAP + neostigmine-treated mice) and histopathological signs of damage. Animals treated with NAC in combination with the peripheral cholinesterase inhibitor neostigmine showed prolonged survival and improved outcome. Conclusions Neostigmine is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor that ameliorates the effects of APAP-induced acute liver failure in the mouse and therefore may provide new treatment options for affected patients.
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- Niels Steinebrunner
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Intoxications and Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Functional roles of protein nitration in acute and chronic liver diseases. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:149627. [PMID: 24876909 PMCID: PMC4021747 DOI: 10.1155/2014/149627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Nitric oxide, when combined with superoxide, produces peroxynitrite, which is known to be an important mediator for a number of diseases including various liver diseases. Peroxynitrite can modify tyrosine residue(s) of many proteins resulting in protein nitration, which may alter structure and function of each target protein. Various proteomics and immunological methods including mass spectrometry combined with both high pressure liquid chromatography and 2D PAGE have been employed to identify and characterize nitrated proteins from pathological tissue samples to determine their roles. However, these methods contain a few technical problems such as low efficiencies with the detection of a limited number of nitrated proteins and labor intensiveness. Therefore, a systematic approach to efficiently identify nitrated proteins and characterize their functional roles is likely to shed new insights into understanding of the mechanisms of hepatic disease pathophysiology and subsequent development of new therapeutics. The aims of this review are to briefly describe the mechanisms of hepatic diseases. In addition, we specifically describe a systematic approach to efficiently identify nitrated proteins to study their causal roles or functional consequences in promoting acute and chronic liver diseases including alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases. We finally discuss translational research applications by analyzing nitrated proteins in evaluating the efficacies of potentially beneficial agents to prevent or treat various diseases in the liver and other tissues.
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