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Yamamuro-Tanabe A, Kosuge Y, Ishimaru Y, Yoshioka Y. Schwann cell derived-peroxiredoxin protects motor neurons against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death in mouse motor neuron cell line NSC-34. J Pharmacol Sci 2023; 153:73-83. [PMID: 37640472 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphs.2023.07.006] [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: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes secrete proteins that promote neuron survival, but their role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is unclear. To address this question, we evaluated the effect of molecules secreted by Schwann cells on reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced motor neuronal cell death. We observed that in motor neuron cell line NSC-34 cultures, the conditioned medium (CM) from Schwann cell line YST-1 (YST-1 CM) cultures had a protective effect against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death. However, this protective effect of YST-1 CM was abolished by removing peroxiredoxin 1-4 (PRDX1-4) from the CM. We found that the expression of PRDX1 mRNA was markedly downregulated in the lumbar spinal cord of the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)G93A mouse model of ALS. We also found that transient transfection of YST-1 cells with G93A SOD1 resulted in reduced PRDX1 mRNA expression. Additionally, in the mutant transfected cells, YST-1 CM showed decreased neuroprotective effect against hydrogen peroxide-induced NSC-34 cell death compared to those transfected with WT SOD1. Our results suggest that Schwann cells protect motor neurons from oxidative stress by secreting PRDX1 and that the reduction of PRDX secreted from Schwann cells contributes to increased ROS and associated motor neuronal death in ALS.
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- Akiko Yamamuro-Tanabe
- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, 45-1 Nagaotoge-cho, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Nihon University, 7-7-1 Narashinodai, Funabashi-shi, Chiba 274-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, 45-1 Nagaotoge-cho, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacotherapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, 45-1 Nagaotoge-cho, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0101, Japan.
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Patil P, Pencheva BB, Patil VM, Fangusaro J. Nervous system (NS) Tumors in Cancer Predisposition Syndromes. Neurotherapeutics 2022; 19:1752-1771. [PMID: 36056180 PMCID: PMC9723057 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-022-01277-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Genetic syndromes which develop one or more nervous system (NS) tumors as one of the manifestations can be grouped under the umbrella term of NS tumor predisposition syndromes. Understanding the underlying pathological pathways at the molecular level has led us to many radical discoveries, in understanding the mechanisms of tumorigenesis, tumor progression, interactions with the tumor microenvironment, and development of targeted therapies. Currently, at least 7-10% of all pediatric cancers are now recognized to occur in the setting of genetic predisposition to cancer or cancer predisposition syndromes. Specifically, the cancer predisposition rate in pediatric patients with NS tumors has been reported to be as high as 15%, though it can approach 50% in certain tumor types (i.e., choroid plexus carcinoma associated with Li Fraumeni Syndrome). Cancer predisposition syndromes are caused by pathogenic variation in genes that primarily function as tumor suppressors and proto-oncogenes. These variants are found in the germline or constitutional DNA. Mosaicism, however, can affect only certain tissues, resulting in varied manifestations. Increased understanding of the genetic underpinnings of cancer predisposition syndromes and the ability of clinical laboratories to offer molecular genetic testing allows for improvement in the identification of these patients. The identification of a cancer predisposition syndrome in a CNS tumor patient allows for changes to medical management to be made, including the initiation of cancer surveillance protocols. Finally, the identification of at-risk biologic relatives becomes feasible through cascade (genetic) testing. These fundamental discoveries have also broadened the horizon of novel therapeutic possibilities and have helped to be better predictors of prognosis and survival. The treatment paradigm of specific NS tumors may also vary based on the patient's cancer predisposition syndrome and may be used to guide therapy (i.e., immune checkpoint inhibitors in constitutional mismatch repair deficiency [CMMRD] predisposition syndrome) [8]. Early diagnosis of these cancer predisposition syndromes is therefore critical, in both unaffected and affected patients. Genetic counselors are uniquely trained master's level healthcare providers with a focus on the identification of hereditary disorders, including hereditary cancer, or cancer predisposition syndromes. Genetic counseling, defined as "the process of helping people understand and adapt to the medical, psychological and familial implications of genetic contributions to disease" plays a vital role in the adaptation to a genetic diagnosis and the overall management of these diseases. Cancer predisposition syndromes that increase risks for NS tumor development in childhood include classic neurocutaneous disorders like neurofibromatosis type 1 and type 2 (NF1, NF2) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) type 1 and 2 (TSC1, TSC2). Li Fraumeni Syndrome, Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency, Gorlin syndrome (Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma), Rhabdoid Tumor Predisposition syndrome, and Von Hippel-Lindau disease. Ataxia Telangiectasia will also be discussed given the profound neurological manifestations of this syndrome. In addition, there are other cancer predisposition syndromes like Cowden/PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome, DICER1 syndrome, among many others which also increase the risk of NS neoplasia and are briefly described. Herein, we discuss the NS tumor spectrum seen in the abovementioned cancer predisposition syndromes as with their respective germline genetic abnormalities and recommended surveillance guidelines when applicable. We conclude with a discussion of the importance and rationale for genetic counseling in these patients and their families.
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- Prabhumallikarjun Patil
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Aflac Cancer Center, Atlanta, GA, USA.
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Aflac Cancer Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Intensive Care Unit Medical Officer, District Hospital Vijayapura, Karnataka, India
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- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Aflac Cancer Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Kapoor T, Mehan S. Neuroprotective Methodologies in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis Current Status of Clinical and Pre-clinical Findings. Curr Drug Discov Technol 2021; 18:31-46. [PMID: 32031075 DOI: 10.2174/1570163817666200207100903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis is an idiopathic and autoimmune associated motor neuron disorder that affects myelinated neurons in specific brain regions of young people, especially females. MS is characterized by oligodendrocytes destruction further responsible for demyelination, neuroinflammation, mitochondrial abnormalities, oxidative stress and neurotransmitter deficits associated with motor and cognitive dysfunctions, vertigo and muscle weakness. The limited intervention of pharmacologically active compounds like interferon-β, mitoxantrone, fingolimod and monoclonal antibodies used clinically are majorly associated with adverse drug reactions. Pre-clinically, gliotoxin ethidium bromide mimics the behavioral and neurochemical alterations in multiple sclerosis- like in experimental animals associated with the down-regulation of adenyl cyclase/cAMP/CREB, which is further responsible for a variety of neuropathogenic factors. Despite the considerable investigation of neuroprotection in curing multiple sclerosis, some complications still remain. The available medications only provide symptomatic relief but do not stop the disease progression. In this way, the development of unused beneficial methods tends to be ignored. The limitations of the current steady treatment may be because of their activity at one of the many neurotransmitters included or their failure to up direct signaling flag bearers detailed to have a vital part in neuronal sensitivity, biosynthesis of neurotransmitters and its discharge, development, and separation of the neuron, synaptic versatility and cognitive working. Therefore, the current review strictly focused on the exploration of various clinical and pre-clinical features available for multiple sclerosis to understand the pathogenic mechanisms and to introduce pharmacological interventions associated with the upregulation of intracellular adenyl cyclase/cAMP/CREB activation to ameliorate multiple sclerosis-like features.
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- Tarun Kapoor
- Neuropharmacology Division, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India
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- Neuropharmacology Division, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India
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Zhu XY, Guo SY, Xia B, Li CQ, Wang L, Wang YH. Development of zebrafish demyelination model for evaluation of remyelination compounds and RORγt inhibitors. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2019; 98:106585. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2019.106585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bondan E, Cardoso C, Martins MDF. Curcumin decreases astrocytic reaction after gliotoxic injury in the rat brainstem. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2017; 75:546-552. [DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20170092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT Recent studies have demonstrated that curcumin (Cur) has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects. Ethidium bromide (EB) injections into the central nervous system (CNS) are known to induce local oligodendroglial and astrocytic loss, resulting in primary demyelination and neuroinflammation. Peripheral astrogliosis is seen around the injury site with increased immunoreactivity to glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). This investigation aimed to evaluate the effect of Cur administration on astrocytic response following gliotoxic injury. Wistar rats were injected with EB into the cisterna pontis and treated, or not, with Cur (100 mg/kg/day, intraperitoneal route) during the experimental period. Brainstem sections were collected at 15, 21 and 31 days after EB injection and processed for GFAP immunohistochemical staining. Astrocytic reactivity was measured in a computerized system for image analysis. In Cur-treated rats, the GFAP-stained area around the lesion was significantly smaller in all periods after EB injection compared to untreated animals, showing that Cur reduces glial scar development following injury.
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- Eduardo Bondan
- Universidade Paulista, Brasil; Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brasil
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Carvalho FB, Gutierres JM, Bohnert C, Zago AM, Abdalla FH, Vieira JM, Palma HE, Oliveira SM, Spanevello RM, Duarte MM, Lopes ST, Aiello G, Amaral MG, Pippi NL, Andrade CM. Anthocyanins suppress the secretion of proinflammatory mediators and oxidative stress, and restore ion pump activities in demyelination. J Nutr Biochem 2015; 26:378-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 11/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Bondan EF, Martins MDFM, Bernardi MM. Propentofylline reverses delayed remyelination in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. ARCHIVES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM 2015; 59:47-53. [DOI: 10.1590/2359-3997000000009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bondan EF, Martins MDFM, Viani FC. Decreased astrocytic GFAP expression in streptozotocin-induced diabetes after gliotoxic lesion in the rat brainstem. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 57:431-6. [PMID: 24030182 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302013000600004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of diabetic hyperglycemia on astrocyte function, estimated by means of glial fibrillary acidic protein - GFAP - immunohistochemical expression. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult male rats received a single intravenous injection of streptozotocin (50 mg/kg) and were submitted 10 days later to a single injection of 10 microlitres 0.1% EB solution or 0.9% saline solution into the cisterna pontis. Ten microliters of 0.1% EB or 0.9% saline solution were also injected in non-diabetic rats. Animals were anesthetized and perfused through the heart 15 and 31 days after EB or saline injection, and brainstem sections were collected for ultrastructural analysis and GFAP immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS The GFAP brown-stained areas were evaluated by colorimetry using a computerized image analysis system and the results have shown that diabetes hindered the increase of GFAP astrocyte expression in the EB-injected group compared to non-diabetic animals. However, diabetes did not affect GFAP response in the saline-injected group or in control animals. CONCLUSION Streptozotocin-induced diabetic condition reduced astrocytic GFAP expression following gliotoxic injury.
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Beckmann DV, Carvalho FB, Mazzanti CM, dos Santos RP, Andrades AO, Aiello G, Rippilinger A, Graça DL, Abdalla FH, Oliveira LS, Gutierres JM, Schetinger MRC, Mazzanti A. Neuroprotective role of quercetin in locomotor activities and cholinergic neurotransmission in rats experimentally demyelinated with ethidium bromide. Life Sci 2014; 103:79-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bondan EF, Martins MDFM. Blood-brain barrier breakdown and repair following gliotoxic drug injection in the brainstem of streptozotocin-diabetic rats. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2012; 70:221-5. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2012000300013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2011] [Accepted: 09/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ethidium bromide (EB) causes local astrocytic disappearance, with glia limitans disruption and blood-brain barrier (BBB) breakdown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the BBB integrity after the injection of 0.1% EB or 0.9% saline solution into the cisterna pontis of Wistar rats submitted or not to the streptozotocin diabetogenic model. Brainstem sections were collected from 24 hours to 31 days post-injection for ultrastructural analysis and glial fibrillary acidic protein immunohistochemical staining. Some animals received colloidal carbon ink by intravenous route at the same periods. In rats injected with EB, results revealed astrocyte disappearance and leakage of carbon particles beginning at 48 hours and persisting for 7 days in non-diabetic rats and for 15 days in the diabetic ones, although, in both groups, several areas remained devoid of astrocytic processes up to 31 days. In rats injected with saline, there was no sign of astrocytic loss or carbon particles leakage.
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Abdel-Salam OME, Khadrawy YA, Salem NA, Sleem AA. Oxidative Stress in a Model of Toxic Demyelination in Rat Brain: The Effect of Piracetam and Vinpocetine. Neurochem Res 2011; 36:1062-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-011-0450-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Spanevello R, Mazzanti CM, Schmatz R, Bagatini M, Stefanello N, Correa M, Kaizer R, Maldonado P, Mazzanti A, Graça DL, Martins TB, Danesi C, Morsch VM, Schetinger MRC. Effect of vitamin E on ectonucleotidase activities in synaptosomes and platelets and parameters of oxidative stress in rats experimentally demyelinated. Brain Res Bull 2009; 80:45-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2009] [Revised: 04/24/2009] [Accepted: 05/13/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Pre‐treatment with ebselen and vitamin E modulate acetylcholinesterase activity: interaction with demyelinating agents. Int J Dev Neurosci 2008; 27:73-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2008.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2008] [Revised: 09/05/2008] [Accepted: 09/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mazzanti CM, Spanevello R, Ahmed M, Schmatz R, Mazzanti A, Salbego FZ, Graça DL, Sallis ESV, Morsch VM, Schetinger MRC. Cyclosporine A inhibits acetylcholinesterase activity in rats experimentally demyelinated with ethidium bromide. Int J Dev Neurosci 2007; 25:259-64. [PMID: 17467222 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2007] [Accepted: 02/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Cyclosporine A is the major immunosuppressive agent used for organ transplantation and for the treatment of a variety of autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis. In this work, we investigated the effect of the cyclosporine A on the acetylcholinesterase activity in the cerebral cortex, striatum, hippocampus, hypothalamus, cerebellum and pons of the rats experimentally demyelinated by ethidium bromide. Rats were divided into four groups: I control (injected with saline), II (treated with cyclosporine A), III (injected with 0.1% ethidium bromide) and IV (injected with 0.1% the ethidium bromide and treated with cyclosporine A). The results showed a significant inhibition (p<0.05) of acetylcholinesterase activity in the groups II, III and IV in all brain structures analyzed. In the striatum, hippocampus, hypothalamus and pons the inhibition was greater (p<0.005) when ethidium bromide was associated with cyclosporine A. In conclusion, the present investigation demonstrated that cyclosporine A is an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase activity and this effect is increased after an event of toxic demyelination of the central nervous system.
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- Cinthia M Mazzanti
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcellos, 2600-Anexo, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Schetinger MRC, Morsch VM, Bonan CD, Wyse ATS. NTPDase and 5'-nucleotidase activities in physiological and disease conditions: new perspectives for human health. Biofactors 2007; 31:77-98. [PMID: 18806312 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520310205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Extracellular nucleotides and nucleosides act as signaling molecules involved in a wide spectrum of biological effects. Their levels are controlled by a complex cell surface-located group of enzymes called ectonucleotidases. There are four major families of ectonucleotidases, nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (NTPDases/CD39), ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterases (E-NPPs), alkaline phosphatases and ecto-5'-nucleotidase. In the last few years, substantial progress has been made toward the molecular identification of members of the ectonucleotidase families and their enzyme structures and functions. In this review, there is an emphasis on the involvement of NTPDase and 5'-nucleotidase activities in disease processes in several tissues and cell types. Brief background information is given about the general characteristics of these enzymes, followed by a discussion of their roles in thromboregulatory events in diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and cancer, as well as in pathological conditions where platelets are less responsive, such as in chronic renal failure. In addition, immunomodulation and cell-cell interactions involving these enzymes are considered, as well as ATP and ADP hydrolysis under different clinical conditions related with alterations in the immune system, such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) and infections associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Finally, changes in ATP, ADP and AMP hydrolysis induced by inborn errors of metabolism, seizures and epilepsy are discussed in order to highlight the importance of these enzymes in the control of neuronal activity in pathological conditions. Despite advances made toward understanding the molecular structure of ectonucleotidases, much more investigation will be necessary to entirely grasp their role in physiological and pathological conditions.
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- Maria Rosa C Schetinger
- Laboratório de Enzimologia Toxicológica, Departamento de Química, CCNE, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, no 1000, Cidade Universitária, Bairro Camobi, Santa Maria-RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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Mazzanti CM, Spanevello RM, Obregon A, Pereira LB, Streher CA, Ahmed M, Mazzanti A, Graça DL, Morsch VM, Schetinger MRC. Ethidium bromide inhibits rat brain acetylcholinesterase activity in vitro. Chem Biol Interact 2006; 162:121-7. [PMID: 16839531 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2006.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2006] [Revised: 05/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ethidium bromide (EtBr), a fluorescent dark red compound and stain for double-stranded DNA and RNA was used to study acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in vitro together with kinetic parameters of this enzyme in the striatum (ST), hippocampus (HP), cerebral cortex (CC) and cerebellum (CB) of adult rats. AChE activity in vitro in the ST, HP, CC and CB was significantly reduced (p<0.05) in the presence of EtBr at concentrations of 0.00625, 0.0125, 0.025, 0.05 and 0.1 mM. For the analysis of the kinetic three concentrations of EtBr were tested (0.00625, 0.025 and 0.1 mM). An uncompetitive inhibition type was observed in the ST, HP and CC, whereas in the CB the inhibition type was mixed. These data indicate that EtBr should be considered a strong inhibitor of AChE activity demonstrating that there is an interaction between this compound and the cholinergic system.
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- Cinthia M Mazzanti
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcellos, 2600-Anexo 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Mazzanti CM, Spanevello RM, Pereira LB, Gonçalves JF, Kaizer R, Corrêa M, Ahmed M, Mazzanti A, Festugatto R, Graça DL, Morsch VM, Schetinger MRC. Acetylcholinesterase Activity in Rats Experimentally Demyelinated with Ethidium Bromide and Treated with Interferon Beta. Neurochem Res 2006; 31:1027-34. [PMID: 16871442 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9112-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The ethidium bromide (EB) demyelinating model was associated with interferon beta (IFN-beta) to evaluate acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in the striatum (ST), hippocampus (HP), cerebral cortex (CC), cerebellum (CB), hypothalamus (HY), pons (PN) and synaptosomes from the CC. Rats were divided into four groups: I control (saline), II (IFN-beta), III (EB) and IV (EB and IFN-beta). After 7, 15 and 30 days rats (n = 6) were sacrificed, and the brain structures were removed for enzymatic assay. AChE activity was found to vary in all the brain structures in accordance with the day studied (7-15-30 days) (P < 0.05). In the group III, there was an inhibition of the AChE activity in the ST, CB, HY, HP and also in synaptosomes of the CC (P < 0.05). It was observed that IFN-beta per se was capable to significantly inhibit (P < 0.05) AChE activity in the ST, HP, HY and synaptosomes of the CC. Our results suggest that one of the mechanisms of action of IFN-beta is through the inhibition of AChE activity, and EB could be considered an inhibitor of AChE activity by interfering with cholinergic neurotransmission in the different brain regions.
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- C M Mazzanti
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Ramiro Barcellos, 2600-Anexo, 90035-003, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Sallis ESV, Mazzanti CM, Mazzanti A, Pereira LAV, Arroteia KF, Fustigatto R, Pelizzari C, Rodrigues A, Graça DL. OSP-Immunofluorescent remyelinating oligodendrocytes in the brainstem of toxically-demyelinated Wistar rats. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2006; 64:240-4. [PMID: 16791363 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000200013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Central nervous system (CNS) remyelination following toxically-induced demyelination is a well known process. Oligodendrocytes constitute the bulk of the myelinating cells in the brain whereas Schwann cells overwhelm oligodendrocytes numbers in spinal cord remyelination. Despite the common knowledge of these facts, we still do not know completely the origin of both remyelinating cells. The present study investigated the participation of mature oligodendrocytes in remyelination after ethidium-bromide (EB) induced demyelination in the brainstem of normal and cyclosporin A-immunosuppressed Wistar rats. Thirty adult female rats were divided into three experimental groups. In group 1 the rats received a single intracisternal injection of 10 muL of 0.1% ethidium bromide (EB) in 0.9% saline (n=10); in group 2 the rats received the EB injection while immunosuppressed with cyclosporin A (n=10); in group 3 the rats received a single 10 muL injection of 0.9% saline while treated with cyclosporin A. The rats were killed at 15, 21 and 31 days after injection. Within the EB lesions, from 15 days onward many cells within the periphery of the lesions stained positive for OSP (oligodendrocyte specific protein) a marker for mature oligodendrocytes and myelin. This cell marking signals that, at least, part of the process of repairing the myelin sheaths is carried out by mature cells of the oligodendrocyte lineage.
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Spanevello RMM, Mazzanti CM, Kaizer R, Zanin R, Cargnelutti D, Hannel L, Côrrea M, Mazzanti A, Festugatto R, Graça D, Schetinger MRC, Morsch VM. Apyrase and 5'-nucleotidase activities in synaptosomes from the cerebral cortex of rats experimentally demyelinated with ethidium bromide and treated with interferon-beta. Neurochem Res 2006; 31:455-62. [PMID: 16758353 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9039-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/27/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Apyrase and 5'-nucleotidase activities were analyzed in an ethidium bromide (EB) demyelinating model associated with interferon-beta (IFN-beta). The animals were divided in groups: I, control (saline); II, saline and IFN-beta; III, EB and IV, EB and IFN-beta. After 7, 15 and 30 days the animals (n = 5) were sacrificed and the cerebral cortex was removed for synaptosome preparation and enzymatic assays. Apyrase activity using ATP as substrate increased in groups II, III and IV (P < 0.001) after 7 days and in groups III and IV (P < 0.001) after 15 days. Using ADP as substrate, an activation of this enzyme was observed in group III (P < 0.05) after seven and 15 days. The 5'-nucleotidase activity increased in group III (P < 0.05) after 7 days and in groups II, III and IV (P < 0.001) after 15 days. After 30 days treatment, no significant alteration was observed in enzyme activities. Results showed that apyrase and 5'-nucleotidase activities are altered in demyelination events and that IFN-beta was able to regulate the adenine nucleotide hydrolysis.
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- R M M Spanevello
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Campus Universitário, Camobi, RS, Brasil
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Bondan EF, Lallo MA, Baz EI, Sinhorini IL, Graça DL. Estudo ultra-estrutural do processo remielinizante pós-injeção de brometo de etídio no tronco encefálico de ratos imunossuprimidos com dexametasona. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2004; 62:131-8. [PMID: 15122447 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000100023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Linfócitos estão presentes nas lesões desmielinizantes induzidas pelo brometo de etídio (BE) no sistema nervoso central (SNC) e a possibilidade de sua participação em eventuais respostas imunomediadas às bainhas de mielina desprendidas não pode ser descartada. Este estudo objetivou investigar as conseqüências da imunossupressão com dexametasona no reparo do SNC após injeção local de BE. Ratos Wistar adultos receberam 10 microlitros de solução de BE a 0,1% na cisterna pontis. Alguns destes foram tratados intraperitonealmente com dexametasona (3 mg/kg/dia, grupo I, n=15) durante o período experimental; outros não foram imunossuprimidos (grupo II, n=15). Animais de ambos os grupos foram perfundidos com solução fixadora de glutaraldeído a 4% aos 7,11,15,21 e 31 dias pós-injeção de BE. Fragmentos do tronco encefálico foram colhidos e processados para estudos de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão. Os ratos do grupo I apresentaram maiores quantidades de membranas derivadas de mielina que os não-imunossuprimidos (grupo II), sugerindo um atraso na atividade macrofágica de retirada dos restos mielínicos. Raros linfócitos foram encontrados. A atividade remielinizante oligodendroglial também mostrou um padrão retardado, com claro predomínio de axônios desmielinizados.
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Riet-Correa G, Fernandes CG, Pereira LAV, Graça DL. Ethidium bromide-induced demyelination of the sciatic nerve of adult Wistar rats. Braz J Med Biol Res 2002; 35:99-104. [PMID: 11743621 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2002000100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Peripheral nerve ultrastructure was assessed after single or multiple local injections of the intercalating dye ethidium bromide. Thirty-four adult Wistar rats of both sexes were divided into five groups and maintained in a controlled environment with rat chow and water ad libitum throughout the experiment. The experimental animals were injected with 1 microl of 0.1% ethidium bromide in 0.9% saline into the central third of the left sciatic nerve 1 (group 1), 2 (group 2), 4 (group 3), 6 (group 4) or 8 (group 5) times. In groups 2 to 5 the injections were made at 28-day intervals. Control animals received the same amount of 0.9% saline. The animals were killed at different times after injection: group 1 at 7 days (2 rats) and 15 days (2 rats); for groups 2, 3, 4 and 5, all rats were killed 10 days after the last injection and the lesions were investigated by light and transmission electron microscopy. In the acute lesions, intoxicated Schwann cells showed a vacuolated cytoplasm and separation of the sheaths from the axon. Myelin sheaths underwent progressive vesiculation and subsequent segmental demyelination. Myelin debris were withdrawn by macrophages and remyelination by Schwann cells was prominent. With the increase in the number of injections collagen fibers also increased in number and progressively enveloped smaller numbers of remyelinated axons composing new fascicles. Wallerian degeneration of fibers apparently not affected by ethidium bromide was more intense in the nerves from groups 4 and 5. The peripheral nerve repairs itself after demyelinating challenges with a profusion of collagen fibers and new fasciculations. This experimental model is valid to mimic recurrent demyelinating neuropathies.
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- G Riet-Correa
- Departamento de Patologia Animal, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brasil
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