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Vergari M, Niccolini B, Pitocco D, Rizzi A, Ciasca G, de Spirito M, Gavioli L. Optical discrimination of pathological red blood cells. Biotechnol Bioeng 2024; 121:3311-3318. [PMID: 38973124 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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Fast diagnostic methods are crucial to reduce the burden on healthcare systems. Currently, detection of diabetes complications such as neuropathy requires time-consuming approaches to observe the correlated red blood cells (RBCs) morphological changes. To tackle this issue, an optical analysis of RBCs in air was conducted in the 250-2500 nm range. The distinct oscillations present in the scattered and direct transmittance spectra have been analyzed with both Mie theory and anomalous diffraction approximation. The results provide information about the swelling at the ends of RBCs and directly relate the optical data to RBCs morphology and deformability. Both models agree on a reduction in the size and deformability of RBCs in diabetic patients, thus opening the way to diabetes diagnosis and disease progression assessment.
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- Michele Vergari
- Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics (i-LAMP) and Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli", IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli", IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- UOSD Diabetologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- UOSD Diabetologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli", IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- UOSD Diabetologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli", IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- UOSD Diabetologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratories for Advanced Materials Physics (i-LAMP) and Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia, Italy
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Yang X, Wang Y, Li J, Tai Y, Yang K, Lv J, Sun J, Zhang H. From waste to wonder: exploring the hypoglycemic and anti-oxidant properties of corn processing by-products. Front Chem 2024; 12:1433501. [PMID: 39104778 PMCID: PMC11299435 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2024.1433501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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Introduction: The industrial processing of corn (Zeamays L.) generates by-products such as corn silk, straw peels, and straw core, which contribute to adverse environmental impacts. Our study aimed to investigate sustainable approaches for mitigating these effects by evaluating the hypoglycemic potential and mechanisms of ethyl acetate fractions derived from these corn derivatives. Methods: We employed glucose consumption assays, high glucose stress tests, UPLC-QE-Orbitrap-MS analysis, molecular docking, and simulations to assess their components and efficacy. Antioxidant capacities were evaluated using DPPH, FRAP, ABTS, and •OH scavenging assays. Results: Notably, the ethyl acetate fraction extracted from straw peels (SPE) exhibited a high concentration of flavonoids and phenolic compounds along with pronounced hypoglycemic activity and antioxidant capacity. SPE significantly enhanced glucose consumption in insulin-resistant HepG2 cells while protecting HUVECs against damage caused by high glucose levels. Molecular docking analyses confirmed the interaction between active compounds and α-glucosidase as well as α-amylase, while molecular dynamic simulations indicated stability at their binding sites. Discussion: In conclusion, the hypoglycemic and antioxidative properties observed in corn by-products such as straw peels, corn silk, and straw core can be attributed to the inhibition of α-glucosidase and α-amylase activities, coupled with their rich phenolic and flavonoid content. These findings highlight the potential of these by-products for applications in healthcare management and their sustainable utilization, demonstrating significant value in the use of agricultural residues.
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- Xiaoqian Yang
- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Department of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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- Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Misiti F, Diotaiuti P, Lombardo GE, Tellone E. Sphingosine-1-phosphate Decreases Erythrocyte Dysfunction Induced by β-Amyloid. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5184. [PMID: 38791223 PMCID: PMC11121638 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25105184] [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: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Amyloid beta peptides (Aβ) have been identified as the main pathogenic agents in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Soluble Aβ oligomers, rather than monomer or insoluble amyloid fibrils, show red blood cell (RBC) membrane-binding capacity and trigger several morphological and functional alterations in RBCs that can result in impaired oxygen transport and delivery. Since bioactive lipids have been recently proposed as potent protective agents against Aβ toxicity, we investigated the role of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) in signaling pathways involved in the mechanism underlying ATP release in Ab-treated RBCs. In RBCs following different treatments, the ATP, 2,3 DPG and cAMP levels and caspase 3 activity were determined by spectrophotometric and immunoassay. S1P rescued the inhibition of ATP release from RBCs triggered by Ab, through a mechanism involving caspase-3 and restoring 2,3 DPG and cAMP levels within the cell. These findings reveal the molecular basis of S1P protection against Aβ in RBCs and suggest new therapeutic avenues in AD.
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- Francesco Misiti
- Human Sciences, Social and Health Department, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, V. S. Angelo, Loc. Folcara, 03043 Cassino, Italy;
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- Human Sciences, Social and Health Department, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, V. S. Angelo, Loc. Folcara, 03043 Cassino, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy; (G.E.L.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy; (G.E.L.); (E.T.)
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Toktogulova N, Breidert M, Eschbach J, Kudaibergenova I, Omurzakova U, Uvaidillaeva F, Tagaeva B, Sultanalieva R, Eftekhari P. Energy Metabolism in Residents in the Low- and Moderate Altitude Regions of Central Asia with MAFLD and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Horm Metab Res 2024; 56:294-299. [PMID: 38373717 DOI: 10.1055/a-2256-6358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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The knowledge about the features of energy metabolism in MAFLD in the population living at different climatic and geographic heights is lacking. The goal of this study is to explore the biochemical parameters of blood and erythrocyte energy consumption in patients with MAFLD with and without DM2 living in the low- and moderate-altitude regions of Central Asia. Our study was carried out on patients living in low-altitude mountains: Bishkek, altitude=750-800 m; n=67 (MAFLD with DM 2: n=24; MAFLD without DM2: n=25; control: n=18), and At-Bashy District, Naryn Region, altitude=2046-2300 m; n=58 (MAFLD with DM2: n=28; MAFLD without DM2: n=18; control: n=12). Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease was diagnosed according to history, laboratory tests, liver ultrasound, and exclusion of other liver diseases. The level of liver fibrosis was determined using the FIB-4 score. Blood adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) was determined using the CellTiter-Glo method. Healthy residents living in moderate altitudes have significantly higher levels of cytosolic ATP in their blood (p+≤+0.05) than residents living in low mountains. MAFLD is characterized by an increase in the level of ATP concentration in their blood. ATP concentration decreased significantly in patients with MAFLD with DM2 living in moderate-altitude in comparison to those living in low-altitude mountains. The results suggest that chronic altitude hypoxia leads to a breakdown in adaptive mechanisms of energy metabolism of ATP in patients with MAFLD with type 2 DM.
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- Nurgul Toktogulova
- Hospital Therapy, IK Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Faculty of General Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Inoviem Scientific Research, Inoviem Scientific SAS, Illkirch, France
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- Kyrgyz State Medical Institute of Post-Graduate Training and Advanced Training named after S B Daniyarov, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Hospital Therapy, IK Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Faculty of General Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Hospital Therapy, IK Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Faculty of General Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Hospital Therapy, IK Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy Faculty of General Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Therapy1, Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B N Yeltsin, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Rafaqat S, Rafaqat S. Role of hematological parameters in pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus: A review of the literature. World J Hematol 2023; 10:25-41. [DOI: 10.5315/wjh.v10.i3.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by hyperglycemia and abnormalities in insulin secretion and activity. There are numerous hematological parameters; however, this review article only focuses on red blood cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell indices, platelet count, white blood cells, lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, eosinophils, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, which play an essential role in the pathogenesis of DM. Also, this review article aims to report the relationship between these hematological parameters and the development of DM. In con-clusion, this article shows that increased levels of platelets, red blood cells, hematocrit, lymphocytes, eosinophils, neutrophils, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio and decreased levels of hemoglobin are involved in the pathogenesis of DM. However, the role of basophils in DM is unknown yet.
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- Sana Rafaqat
- Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 5400, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 5400, Pakistan
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Teruya T, Sunagawa S, Mori A, Masuzaki H, Yanagida M. Markers for obese and non-obese Type 2 diabetes identified using whole blood metabolomics. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2460. [PMID: 36774491 PMCID: PMC9922320 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-29619-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/13/2023] Open
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Definitive differences in blood metabolite profiles between obese and non-obese Type 2 diabetes (T2D) have not been established. We performed an LC-MS-based non-targeted metabolomic analysis of whole blood samples collected from subjects classified into 4 types, based on the presence or absence of obesity and T2D. Of the 125 compounds identified, 20, comprising mainly nucleobases and glucose metabolites, showed significant increases or decreases in the T2D group. These included cytidine, UDP-glucuronate, UMP, 6-phosphogluconate, and pentose-phosphate. Among those 20 compounds, 11 enriched in red blood cells (RBCs) have rarely been studied in the context of diabetes, indicating that RBC metabolism is more extensively disrupted than previously known. Correlation analysis revealed that these T2D markers include 15 HbA1c-associated and 5 irrelevant compounds that may reflect diabetic conditions by a different mechanism than that of HbA1c. In the obese group, enhanced protein and fatty acid catabolism causes increases in 13 compounds, including methylated or acetylated amino acids and short-chain carnitines. Our study, which may be considered a pilot investigation, suggests that changes in blood metabolism due to obesity and diabetes are large, but essentially independent.
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- Takayuki Teruya
- G0 Cell Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan
- R&D Cluster Programs Section, Technology Development and Innovation Center, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- G0 Cell Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan
- Cell Division Dynamics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hematology, Rheumatology (Second Department of Internal Medicine), Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- G0 Cell Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), Okinawa, Japan.
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Application of plasma membrane proteomics to identify cancer biomarkers. Proteomics 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95072-5.00008-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Li H, Fang K, Peng H, He L, Wang Y. The relationship between glycosylated hemoglobin level and red blood cell storage lesion in blood donors. Transfusion 2022; 62:663-674. [PMID: 35137967 DOI: 10.1111/trf.16815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), not routinely screened in blood donors, is associated with morphological, biochemical, and functional abnormalities of red blood cells (RBCs) and with enhanced oxidative stress. We aimed to explore HbA1c levels in blood donors and their effect on RBC storage. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 875 eligible blood donors aged 18-60 years from May 1, 2021, to August 30, 2021. Two selected groups of donors (HbA1c <6.5%, n = 10; HbA1c ≥ 6.5%, n = 10) exhibiting as similar as possible baseline values (such as age, sex, and living habits, etc.) were recruited for blood donation in leukoreduced CPDA-1 units. RBC morphological, biochemical, structural, and oxidative stress states were measured during 5-35 days of storage. RESULTS Elevated HbA1c prevalence was 37%, including 31.7% (277/875) in the prediabetes range (HbA1c 5.7%-6.4%) and 5.4% (47/875) in the diabetes range (HbA1c ≥ 6.5%). Age, body mass index (BMI), smoking, and alcohol consumption were the main factors influencing the HbA1c levels. During storage, high-HbA1c group had abnormal RBC morphology, impaired membrane function, and ion imbalance (higher mean corpuscular volume, distribution width, hemolysis rate, potassium ion efflux, and phosphatidylserine exposure) as compared with low HbA1c group. Additionally, RBC oxidative stress was significantly increased in donors with high HbA1c levels during 21-35 days. DISCUSSION Blood donors proportion with abnormal HbA1c levels was relatively high, and donor HbA1c levels may be associated with stored RBCs capacity. Our study provides new insights into the different effects of donor HbA1c levels on RBC storage lesions.
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- Hongyan Li
- Department of Blood Transfusion, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University, Changsha Province, China
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- Department of Blood Quality Management, Yueyang Central Blood Bank, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Blood Quality Management, Yueyang Central Blood Bank, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University, Changsha Province, China
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- Department of Blood Transfusion, Xiangya Second Hospital, Central South University, Changsha Province, China
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McMahon TJ, Darrow CC, Hoehn BA, Zhu H. Generation and Export of Red Blood Cell ATP in Health and Disease. Front Physiol 2021; 12:754638. [PMID: 34803737 PMCID: PMC8602689 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.754638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Metabolic homeostasis in animals depends critically on evolved mechanisms by which red blood cell (RBC) hemoglobin (Hb) senses oxygen (O2) need and responds accordingly. The entwined regulation of ATP production and antioxidant systems within the RBC also exploits Hb-based O2-sensitivity to respond to various physiologic and pathophysiologic stresses. O2 offloading, for example, promotes glycolysis in order to generate both 2,3-DPG (a negative allosteric effector of Hb O2 binding) and ATP. Alternatively, generation of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) critical for reducing systems is favored under the oxidizing conditions of O2 abundance. Dynamic control of ATP not only ensures the functional activity of ion pumps and cellular flexibility, but also contributes to the availability of vasoregulatory ATP that can be exported when necessary, for example in hypoxia or upon RBC deformation in microvessels. RBC ATP export in response to hypoxia or deformation dilates blood vessels in order to promote efficient O2 delivery. The ability of RBCs to adapt to the metabolic environment via differential control of these metabolites is impaired in the face of enzymopathies [pyruvate kinase deficiency; glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency], blood banking, diabetes mellitus, COVID-19 or sepsis, and sickle cell disease. The emerging availability of therapies capable of augmenting RBC ATP, including newly established uses of allosteric effectors and metabolite-specific additive solutions for RBC transfusates, raises the prospect of clinical interventions to optimize or correct RBC function via these metabolite delivery mechanisms.
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- Timothy J McMahon
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Durham VA and Duke University Medical Centers, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Durham VA and Duke University Medical Centers, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Durham VA and Duke University Medical Centers, Durham, NC, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Durham VA and Duke University Medical Centers, Durham, NC, United States
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Sové RJ, Milkovich S, Nikolov HN, Holdsworth DW, Ellis CG, Fraser GM. Localized Oxygen Exchange Platform for Intravital Video Microscopy Investigations of Microvascular Oxygen Regulation. Front Physiol 2021; 12:654928. [PMID: 34168569 PMCID: PMC8217830 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.654928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Intravital microscopy has proven to be a powerful tool for studying microvascular physiology. In this study, we propose a gas exchange system compatible with intravital microscopy that can be used to impose gas perturbations to small localized regions in skeletal muscles or other tissues that can be imaged using conventional inverted microscopes. We demonstrated the effectiveness of this system by locally manipulating oxygen concentrations in rat extensor digitorum longus muscle and measuring the resulting vascular responses. A computational model of oxygen transport was used to partially validate the localization of oxygen changes in the tissue, and oxygen saturation of red blood cells flowing through capillaries were measured as a surrogate for local tissue oxygenation. Overall, we have demonstrated that this approach can be used to study dynamic and spatial responses to local oxygen challenges to the microenvironment of skeletal muscle.
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- Richard J Sové
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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Ghonaim NW, Fraser GM, Goldman D, Milkovich S, Yang J, Ellis CG. Evidence for role of capillaries in regulation of skeletal muscle oxygen supply. Microcirculation 2021; 28:e12699. [PMID: 33853202 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12699] [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: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
How oxygen (O2 ) supply to capillaries is regulated to match the tissue's demand is unknown. Erythrocytes have been proposed as sensors in this regulatory mechanism since they release ATP, a vasodilator, in an oxygen saturation (SO2 )-dependent manner. ATP causes hyperpolarization of endothelial cells resulting in conducted vasodilation to arterioles. OBJECTIVE We propose individual capillary units can regulate their own O2 supply by direct communication to upstream arterioles via electrically coupled endothelium. METHODS To test this hypothesis, we developed a transparent micro-exchange device for localized O2 exchange with surface capillaries of intact tissue. The device was fabricated with an O2 permeable micro-outlet 0.2 × 1.0 mm. Experiments were performed on rat extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle using dual wavelength video microscopy to measure capillary hemodynamics and erythrocyte SO2 . Responses to local O2 perturbations were measured with only capillaries positioned over the micro-outlet. RESULTS Step changes in the gas mixture %O2 caused physiological changes in erythrocyte SO2 , and appropriate changes in flow to offset the O2 challenge if at least 3-4 capillaries were stimulated. CONCLUSION These results support our hypothesis that individual capillary units play a role in regulating their erythrocyte supply in response to a changing O2 environment.
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- Nour W Ghonaim
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Robarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medical Biophysics, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Robarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Wang Y, Yang P, Yan Z, Liu Z, Ma Q, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Su Y. The Relationship between Erythrocytes and Diabetes Mellitus. J Diabetes Res 2021; 2021:6656062. [PMID: 33728350 PMCID: PMC7935596 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6656062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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High blood glucose level (hyperglycemia) is a leading indicator of diabetes mellitus (DM). Erythrocytes are the most abundant cells in the circulation and the first to perceive changes in plasma composition. Long-lasting hyperglycemia affects the structure and function of erythrocytes. The detection of erythrocyte-related indicators can provide a valuable reference for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of DM and its complications. This paper reviews the normal structure and function of erythrocytes, the changes in erythrocytes in patients with diabetes, and the role of erythrocytes in the development of diabetic complications to provide more indicators for the early prevention of DM complications and to monitor the therapeutic effect of DM.
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- Yaqi Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, 014040 Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, 014040 Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, 010050 Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, 014040 Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, 014040 Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, 014040 Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, 014040 Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, 014040 Inner Mongolia, China
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Tapia J, Vera N, Aguilar J, González M, Sánchez SA, Coelho P, Saavedra C, Staforelli J. Correlated flickering of erythrocytes membrane observed with dual time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy under different D-glucose concentrations. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2429. [PMID: 33510337 PMCID: PMC7844050 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82018-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A correlated human red blood cell membrane fluctuation dependent on D-glucose concentration was found with dual time resolved membrane fluctuation spectroscopy (D-TRMFS). This new technique is a modified version of the dual optical tweezers method that has been adapted to measure the mechanical properties of red blood cells (RBCs) at distant membrane points simultaneously, enabling correlation analysis. Mechanical parameters under different D-glucose concentrations were obtained from direct membrane flickering measurements, complemented with membrane fluidity measurements using Laurdan Generalized Polarization (GP) Microscopy. Our results show an increase in the fluctuation amplitude of the lipid bilayer, and a decline in tension value, bending modulus and fluidity as D-glucose concentration increases. Metabolic mechanisms are proposed as explanations for the results.
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- J Tapia
- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Polímeros, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Materno-Fetal (LIMaF), Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Polímeros, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Facultad de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Universidad San Sebastián, Lientur 1457, 4080871, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
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Bock JM, Hughes WE, Ueda K, Feider AJ, Hanada S, Kruse NT, Iwamoto E, Casey DP. Greater α1-adrenergic-mediated vasoconstriction in contracting skeletal muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H797-H807. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00532.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Findings presented in this article are the first to show patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have blunted hyperemic and vasodilatory responses to dynamic handgrip exercise. Moreover, we illustrate greater α1-adrenergic-mediated vasoconstriction may contribute to our initial observations. Collectively, these data suggest patients with type 2 diabetes may have impaired functional sympatholysis, which can contribute to their reduced exercise capacity.
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- Joshua M. Bock
- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Anesthesia, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Anesthesia, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Anesthesia, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- School of Health Sciences, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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Nesti L, Pugliese NR, Sciuto P, Natali A. Type 2 diabetes and reduced exercise tolerance: a review of the literature through an integrated physiology approach. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2020; 19:134. [PMID: 32891175 PMCID: PMC7487838 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-020-01109-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and heart failure (HF) is well established. Early in the course of the diabetic disease, some degree of impaired exercise capacity (a powerful marker of health status with prognostic value) can be frequently highlighted in otherwise asymptomatic T2DM subjects. However, the literature is quite heterogeneous, and the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms are far from clear. Imaging-cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a non-invasive, provocative test providing a multi-variable assessment of pulmonary, cardiovascular, muscular, and cellular oxidative systems during exercise, capable of offering unique integrated pathophysiological information. With this review we aimed at defying the cardiorespiratory alterations revealed through imaging-CPET that appear specific of T2DM subjects without overt cardiovascular or pulmonary disease. In synthesis, there is compelling evidence indicating a reduction of peak workload, peak oxygen assumption, oxygen pulse, as well as ventilatory efficiency. On the contrary, evidence remains inconclusive about reduced peripheral oxygen extraction, impaired heart rate adjustment, and lower anaerobic threshold, compared to non-diabetic subjects. Based on the multiparametric evaluation provided by imaging-CPET, a dissection and a hierarchy of the underlying mechanisms can be obtained. Here we propose four possible integrated pathophysiological mechanisms, namely myocardiogenic, myogenic, vasculogenic and neurogenic. While each hypothesis alone can potentially explain the majority of the CPET alterations observed, seemingly different combinations exist in any given subject. Finally, a discussion on the effects -and on the physiological mechanisms-of physical activity and exercise training on oxygen uptake in T2DM subjects is also offered. The understanding of the early alterations in the cardiopulmonary response that are specific of T2DM would allow the early identification of those at a higher risk of developing HF and possibly help to understand the pathophysiological link between T2DM and HF.
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- Lorenzo Nesti
- Metabolism, Nutrition and Atherosclerosis Lab, Dietologia Universitaria, Pisa, Italy. .,Cardiopulmonary Test Lab, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56126, Pisa, Italy.
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- Cardiopulmonary Test Lab, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Savi 10, 56126, Pisa, Italy
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- Metabolism, Nutrition and Atherosclerosis Lab, Dietologia Universitaria, Pisa, Italy
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- Metabolism, Nutrition and Atherosclerosis Lab, Dietologia Universitaria, Pisa, Italy
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A Translational In Vivo and In Vitro Metabolomic Study Reveals Altered Metabolic Pathways in Red Blood Cells of Type 2 Diabetes. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9061619. [PMID: 32471219 PMCID: PMC7355709 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Clinical parameters used in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) diagnosis and monitoring such as glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) are often unable to capture important information related to diabetic control and chronic complications. In order to search for additional biomarkers, we performed a pilot study comparing T2D patients with healthy controls matched by age, gender, and weight. By using 1H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) based metabolomics profiling of red blood cells (RBCs), we found that the metabolic signature of RBCs in T2D subjects differed significantly from non-diabetic controls. Affected metabolites included glutathione, 2,3-bisphophoglycerate, inosinic acid, lactate, 6-phosphogluconate, creatine and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and several amino acids such as leucine, glycine, alanine, lysine, aspartate, phenylalanine and tyrosine. These results were validated by an independent cohort of T2D and control patients. An analysis of the pathways in which these metabolites were involved showed that energetic and redox metabolism in RBCs were altered in T2D, as well as metabolites transported by RBCs. Taken together, our results revealed that the metabolic profile of RBCs can discriminate healthy controls from T2D patients. Further research is needed to determine whether metabolic fingerprint in RBC could be useful to complement the information obtained from HbA1c and glycemic variability as well as its potential role in the diabetes management.
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Zhou R, Dang X, Sprague RS, Mustafa SJ, Zhou Z. Alteration of purinergic signaling in diabetes: Focus on vascular function. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 140:1-9. [PMID: 32057736 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Diabetes is an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease including atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease. Vascular complications including macro- and micro-vascular dysfunction are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in diabetes. Disease mechanisms at present are unclear and no ideal therapies are available, which urgently calls for the identification of novel therapeutic targets/agents. An altered nucleotide- and nucleoside-mediated purinergic signaling has been implicated to cause diabetes-associated vascular dysfunction in major organs. Alteration of both purinergic P1 and P2 receptor sensitivity rather than the changes in receptor expression accounts for vascular dysfunction in diabetes. Activation of P2X7 receptors plays a crucial role in diabetes-induced retinal microvascular dysfunction. Recent findings have revealed that both ecto-nucleotidase CD39, a key enzyme hydrolyzing ATP, and CD73, an enzyme regulating adenosine turnover, are involved in the renal vascular injury in diabetes. Interestingly, erythrocyte dysfunction in diabetes by decreasing ATP release in response to physiological stimuli may serve as an important trigger to induce vascular dysfunction. Nucleot(s)ide-mediated purinergic activation also exerts long-term actions including inflammatory and atherogenic effects in hyperglycemic and diabetic conditions. This review highlights the current knowledge regarding the altered nucleot(s)ide-mediated purinergic signaling as an important disease mechanism for the diabetes-associated vascular complications. Better understanding the role of key receptor-mediated signaling in diabetes will provide more insights into their potential as targets for the treatment.
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- Rui Zhou
- Institute of Cardiovascular Research, The Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, PR China
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Research, The Key Laboratory of Medical Electrophysiology of Ministry of Education, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Racine ML, Dinenno FA. Reduced deformability contributes to impaired deoxygenation-induced ATP release from red blood cells of older adult humans. J Physiol 2019; 597:4503-4519. [PMID: 31310005 DOI: 10.1113/jp278338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Red blood cells (RBCs) release ATP in response to deoxygenation, which can increase blood flow to help match oxygen supply with tissue metabolic demand. This release of ATP is impaired in RBCs from older adults, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. In this study, improving RBC deformability in older adults restored deoxygenation-induced ATP release, whereas decreasing RBC deformability in young adults reduced ATP release to the level of that of older adults. In contrast, treating RBCs with a phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor did not affect ATP release in either age group, possibly due to intact intracellular signalling downstream of deoxygenation as indicated by preserved cAMP and ATP release responses to pharmacological Gi protein activation in RBCs from older adults. These findings are the first to demonstrate that the age-related decrease in RBC deformability is a primary mechanism of impaired deoxygenation-induced ATP release, which may have implications for treating impaired vascular control with advancing age. ABSTRACT In response to haemoglobin deoxygenation, red blood cells (RBCs) release ATP, which binds to endothelial purinergic receptors and stimulates vasodilatation. This ATP release is impaired in RBCs from older vs. young adults, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Using isolated RBCs from young (24 ± 1 years) and older (65 ± 2 years) adults, we tested the hypothesis that age-related changes in RBC deformability (Study 1) and cAMP signalling (Study 2) contribute to the impairment. RBC ATP release during normoxia ( P O 2 ∼112 mmHg) and hypoxia ( P O 2 ∼20 mmHg) was quantified with the luciferin-luciferase technique following RBC incubation with Y-27632 (Rho-kinase inhibitor to increase deformability), diamide (cell-stiffening agent), cilostazol (phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor), or vehicle control. The mean change in RBC ATP release from normoxia to hypoxia in control conditions was significantly impaired in older vs. young (∼50% vs. ∼120%; P < 0.05). RBC deformability was also lower in older vs. young as indicated by a higher RBC transit time (RCTT) measured by blood filtrometry (RCTT: 8.541 ± 0.050 vs. 8.234 ± 0.098 a.u., respectively; P < 0.05). Y-27632 improved RBC deformability (RCTT: 8.228 ± 0.083) and ATP release (111.7 ± 17.2%) in older and diamide decreased RBC deformability (RCTT: 8.955 ± 0.114) and ATP release (67.4 ± 11.8%) in young (P < 0.05), abolishing the age group differences (P > 0.05). Cilostazol did not change ATP release in either age group (P > 0.05), and RBC cAMP and ATP release to pharmacological Gi protein activation was similar in both groups (P > 0.05). We conclude that decreased RBC deformability is a primary contributor to age-related impairments in RBC ATP release, which may have implications for impaired vascular control with advancing age.
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- Matthew L Racine
- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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- Human Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA.,Cardiovascular Research Center, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80523, USA
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Dietary Fatty Acids Affect Red Blood Cell Membrane Composition and Red Blood Cell ATP Release in Dairy Cows. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20112769. [PMID: 31195708 PMCID: PMC6600345 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20112769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Diets of dairy cows are often based on maize silage (MS), delivering lower amounts of n-3 fatty acids (FA) compared to grass silage-based diets. The fatty acid composition of the cell membrane can affect the cell function. We evaluated the effects of an MS-based diet on bovine red blood cell (RBC) membrane FA composition and dietary effects on controlled ATP release of RBC. In trial 1, German Holstein cows were fed an MS-based total mixed ration for 24 weeks. The FA composition of RBC membranes from repeatedly taken blood samples was analysed in addition to the abundance of the RBC membrane protein flotillin-1, which is involved in, for example, cell signalling. In trial 2, four rumen fistulated MS-fed cows were abomasally infused in a 4 × 4 Latin square model with three successively increasing lipid dosages (coconut oil, linseed–safflower oil mix (EFA; rich in n-3 FA), Lutalin®, providing conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) or the combination of the supplements, EFA + CLA) for six weeks, followed by a three-week washout period. In trial 2, we analysed RBC ATP release, flotillin-1, and the membrane protein abundance of pannexin-1, which is involved in ATP release as the last part of a signalling cascade. In trial 1, the total amount of n-3 FA in RBC membranes decreased and the flotillin-1 abundance increased over time. In trial 2, the RBC n-3 FA amount was higher after the six-week infusion period of EFA or EFA + CLA. Furthermore, depending on the dosage of FA, the ATP release from RBC increased. The abundance of flotillin-1 and pannexin-1 was not affected in trial 2. It is concluded that changes of the membrane FA composition influence the RBC function, leading to altered ATP release from intact bovine RBC.
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Groen MB, Knudsen TA, Finsen SH, Pedersen BK, Hellsten Y, Mortensen SP. Reduced skeletal-muscle perfusion and impaired ATP release during hypoxia and exercise in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2019; 62:485-493. [PMID: 30607464 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-018-4790-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Plasma ATP is a potent vasodilator and is thought to play a role in the local regulation of blood flow. Type 2 diabetes is associated with reduced tissue perfusion. We aimed to examine whether individuals with type 2 diabetes have reduced plasma ATP concentrations compared with healthy control participants (case-control design). METHODS We measured femoral arterial and venous plasma ATP levels with the intravascular microdialysis technique during normoxia, hypoxia and one-legged knee-extensor exercise (10 W and 30 W) in nine participants with type 2 diabetes and eight control participants. In addition, we infused acetylcholine (ACh), sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and ATP into the femoral artery to assess vascular function and ATP signalling. RESULTS Individuals with type 2 diabetes had a lower leg blood flow (LBF; 2.9 ± 0.1 l/min) compared with the control participants (3.2 ± 0.1 l/min) during exercise (p < 0.05), in parallel with lower venous plasma ATP concentration (205 ± 35 vs 431 ± 72 nmol/l; p < 0.05). During systemic hypoxia, LBF increased from 0.35 ± 0.04 to 0.54 ± 0.06 l/min in control individuals, whereas it did not increase (0.25 ± 0.04 vs 0.31 ± 0.03 l/min) in the those with type 2 diabetes and was lower than in the control individuals (p < 0.05). Hypoxia increased venous plasma ATP levels in both groups (p < 0.05), but the increase was higher in control individuals (90 ± 26 nmol/l) compared to those with type 2 diabetes (18 ± 5 nmol/l). LBF and vascular conductance were lower during ATP (0.15 and 0.4 μmol min-1 [kg leg mass]-1) and ACh (100 μg min-1 [kg leg mass]-1) infusion in individuals with type 2 diabetes compared with the control participants (p < 0.05), whereas there was no difference during SNP infusion. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION These findings demonstrate that individuals with type 2 diabetes have lower plasma ATP concentrations during exercise and hypoxia compared with control individuals, and this occurs in parallel with lower blood flow. Moreover, individuals with type 2 diabetes have a reduced vasodilatory response to infused ATP. These impairments in the ATP system are both likely to contribute to the reduced tissue perfusion associated with type 2 diabetes. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02001766.
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- Martin B Groen
- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Winslowparken 21 3, 5000, Odense, Denmark
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- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and the Centre for Physical Activity Research, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Winslowparken 21 3, 5000, Odense, Denmark
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- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and the Centre for Physical Activity Research, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Winslowparken 21 3, 5000, Odense, Denmark.
- Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism and the Centre for Physical Activity Research, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Leal Denis MF, Lefevre SD, Alvarez CL, Lauri N, Enrique N, Rinaldi DE, Gonzalez-Lebrero R, Vecchio LE, Espelt MV, Stringa P, Muñoz-Garay C, Milesi V, Ostuni MA, Herlax V, Schwarzbaum PJ. Regulation of extracellular ATP of human erythrocytes treated with α-hemolysin. Effects of cell volume, morphology, rheology and hemolysis. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2019; 1866:896-915. [PMID: 30726708 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2019.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Alpha-hemolysin (HlyA) of uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli irreversibly binds to human erythrocytes (RBCs) and triggers activation of ATP release and metabolic changes ultimately leading to hemolysis. We studied the regulation of extracellular ATP (ATPe) of RBCs exposed to HlyA. Luminometry was used to assess ATP release and ATPe hydrolysis, whereas changes in cell volume and morphology were determined by electrical impedance, ektacytometry and aggregometry. Exposure of RBCs to HlyA induced a strong increase of [ATPe] (3-36-fold) and hemolysis (1-44-fold), partially compensated by [ATPe] hydrolysis by ectoATPases and intracellular ATPases released by dead cells. Carbenoxolone, a pannexin 1 inhibitor, partially inhibited ATP release (43-67%). The un-acylated toxin ProHlyA and the deletion analog HlyA∆914-936 were unable to induce ATP release or hemolysis. For HlyA treated RBCs, a data driven mathematical model showed that simultaneous lytic and non-lytic release mainly governed ATPe kinetics, while ATPe hydrolysis became important after prolonged toxin exposure. HlyA induced a 1.5-fold swelling, while blocking this swelling reduced ATP release by 77%. Blocking ATPe activation of purinergic P2X receptors reduced swelling by 60-80%. HlyA-RBCs showed an acute 1.3-2.2-fold increase of Ca2+i, increased crenation and externalization of phosphatidylserine. Perfusion of HlyA-RBCs through adhesion platforms showed strong adhesion to activated HMEC cells, followed by rapid detachment. HlyA exposed RBCs exhibited increased sphericity under osmotic stress, reduced elongation under shear stress, and very low aggregation in viscous media. Overall results showed that HlyA-RBCs displayed activated ATP release, high but weak adhesivity, low deformability and aggregability and high sphericity.
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- M F Leal Denis
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisico-Química Biológicas (IQUIFIB) "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini", Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Analítica, Cátedra de Química Química Analítica y Fisicoquímica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- UMR-S1134, Integrated Biology of Red Blood Cells, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université de la Réunion, Université des Antilles, F-75015 Paris, France.; Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisico-Química Biológicas (IQUIFIB) "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini", Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Intendente Güiraldes 2160 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisico-Química Biológicas (IQUIFIB) "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini", Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Química Biológica. Cátedra de Química Biológica Superior, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos (IIFP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Calle 47 y 115 La Plata, Argentina.; Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Calle 47, Casco Urbano, La Plata, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisico-Química Biológicas (IQUIFIB) "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini", Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica, Cátedra de Química Biológica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisico-Química Biológicas (IQUIFIB) "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini", Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Departamento de Química Biológica, Cátedra de Química Biológica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos (IIFP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Calle 47 y 115 La Plata, Argentina.; Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Calle 47, Casco Urbano, La Plata, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisico-Química Biológicas (IQUIFIB) "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini", Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Química Biológica. Cátedra de Química Biológica Superior, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos (IIFP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Calle 47 y 115 La Plata, Argentina.; Universidad Favaloro, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Medicina Traslacional, Trasplante y Bioingeniería (IMETTyB), Av. Entre Ríos 495, Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Laboratorio de Trasplante de Órganos y Tejidos, Facultad de Ciencias, Calle 60 y 120, La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Av. Universidad s/n, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos (IIFP), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Calle 47 y 115 La Plata, Argentina.; Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Cátedra de Fisiología, Calle 47, Casco Urbano, La Plata, Argentina
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- UMR-S1134, Integrated Biology of Red Blood Cells, INSERM, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université de la Réunion, Université des Antilles, F-75015 Paris, France.; Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Laboratoire d'Excellence GR-Ex, F-75015 Paris, France
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata (INIBIOLP) "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Av. 60 y Av. 120, La Plata, Argentina.; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Av. 60 y Av. 120, La Plata, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Instituto de Química y Fisico-Química Biológicas (IQUIFIB) "Prof. Alejandro C. Paladini", Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica. Departamento de Química Biológica. Cátedra de Química Biológica Superior, Junín 956 Buenos Aires, Argentina..
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Huisjes R, Bogdanova A, van Solinge WW, Schiffelers RM, Kaestner L, van Wijk R. Squeezing for Life - Properties of Red Blood Cell Deformability. Front Physiol 2018; 9:656. [PMID: 29910743 PMCID: PMC5992676 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Deformability is an essential feature of blood cells (RBCs) that enables them to travel through even the smallest capillaries of the human body. Deformability is a function of (i) structural elements of cytoskeletal proteins, (ii) processes controlling intracellular ion and water handling and (iii) membrane surface-to-volume ratio. All these factors may be altered in various forms of hereditary hemolytic anemia, such as sickle cell disease, thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis and hereditary xerocytosis. Although mutations are known as the primary causes of these congenital anemias, little is known about the resulting secondary processes that affect RBC deformability (such as secondary changes in RBC hydration, membrane protein phosphorylation, and RBC vesiculation). These secondary processes could, however, play an important role in the premature removal of the aberrant RBCs by the spleen. Altered RBC deformability could contribute to disease pathophysiology in various disorders of the RBC. Here we review the current knowledge on RBC deformability in different forms of hereditary hemolytic anemia and describe secondary mechanisms involved in RBC deformability.
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- Rick Huisjes
- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Red Blood Cell Research Group, Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty and the Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Theoretical Medicine and Biosciences, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany.,Experimental Physics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Poitras VJ, Hudson RW, Tschakovsky ME. Exercise intolerance in Type 2 diabetes: is there a cardiovascular contribution? J Appl Physiol (1985) 2018; 124:1117-1139. [PMID: 29420147 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00070.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Physical activity is critically important for Type 2 diabetes management, yet adherence levels are poor. This might be partly due to disproportionate exercise intolerance. Submaximal exercise tolerance is highly sensitive to muscle oxygenation; impairments in exercising muscle oxygen delivery may contribute to exercise intolerance in Type 2 diabetes since there is considerable evidence for the existence of both cardiac and peripheral vascular dysfunction. While uncompromised cardiac output during submaximal exercise is consistently observed in Type 2 diabetes, it remains to be determined whether an elevated cardiac sympathetic afferent reflex could sympathetically restrain exercising muscle blood flow. Furthermore, while deficits in endothelial function are common in Type 2 diabetes and are often cited as impairing exercising muscle oxygen delivery, no direct evidence in exercise exists, and there are several other vasoregulatory mechanisms whose dysfunction could contribute. Finally, while there are findings of impaired oxygen delivery, conflicting evidence also exists. A definitive conclusion that Type 2 diabetes compromises exercising muscle oxygen delivery remains premature. We review these potentially dysfunctional mechanisms in terms of how they could impair oxygen delivery in exercise, evaluate the current literature on whether an oxygen delivery deficit is actually manifest, and correspondingly identify key directions for future research.
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- Veronica J Poitras
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada.,Department of Physiology, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada.,Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Research Institute , Ottawa, Ontario , Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University , Kingston, Ontario , Canada
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Purinergic control of red blood cell metabolism: novel strategies to improve red cell storage quality. BLOOD TRANSFUSION = TRASFUSIONE DEL SANGUE 2017; 15:535-542. [PMID: 28488967 DOI: 10.2450/2017.0366-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Transfusion of stored blood is regarded as one of the great advances in modern medicine. However, during storage in the blood bank, red blood cells (RBCs) undergo a series of biochemical and biomechanical changes that affect cell morphology and physiology and potentially impair transfusion safety and efficacy. Despite reassuring evidence from clinical trials, it is universally accepted that the storage lesion(s) results in the altered physiology of long-stored RBCs and helps explain the rapid clearance of up to one-fourth of long-stored RBCs from the recipient's bloodstream at 24 hours after administration. These considerations explain the importance of understanding and mitigating the storage lesion. With the emergence of new technologies that have enabled large-scale and in-depth screening of the RBC metabolome and proteome, recent studies have provided novel insights into the molecule-level metabolic changes underpinning the accumulation of storage lesions to RBCs in the blood bank and alternative storage strategies to mitigate such lesion(s). These approaches borrow from recent insights on the biochemistry of RBC adaptation to high altitude hypoxia. We recently conducted investigations in genetically modified mice and revealed novel insights into the role of adenosine signalling in response to hypoxia as a previously unrecognised cascade regulating RBC glucose metabolism and increasing O2 release, while decreasing inflammation and tissue injuries in animal models. Here, we will discuss the molecular mechanisms underlying the role of purinergic molecules, including adenosine and adenosine triphosphate in manipulating RBCs and blood vessels in response to hypoxia. We will also speculate about new therapeutic possibilities to improve the quality of stored RBCs and the prognosis after transfusion.
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Sové RJ, Fraser GM, Goldman D, Ellis CG. Finite Element Model of Oxygen Transport for the Design of Geometrically Complex Microfluidic Devices Used in Biological Studies. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166289. [PMID: 27829071 PMCID: PMC5102494 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Red blood cells play a crucial role in the local regulation of oxygen supply in the microcirculation through the oxygen dependent release of ATP. Since red blood cells serve as an oxygen sensor for the circulatory system, the dynamics of ATP release determine the effectiveness of red blood cells to relate the oxygen levels to the vessels. Previous work has focused on the feasibility of developing a microfluidic system to measure the dynamics of ATP release. The objective was to determine if a steep oxygen gradient could be developed in the channel to cause a rapid decrease in hemoglobin oxygen saturation in order to measure the corresponding levels of ATP released from the red blood cells. In the present study, oxygen transport simulations were used to optimize the geometric design parameters for a similar system which is easier to fabricate. The system is composed of a microfluidic device stacked on top of a large, gas impermeable flow channel with a hole to allow gas exchange. The microfluidic device is fabricated using soft lithography in polydimethyl-siloxane, an oxygen permeable material. Our objective is twofold: (1) optimize the parameters of our system and (2) develop a method to assess the oxygen distribution in complex 3D microfluidic device geometries. 3D simulations of oxygen transport were performed to simulate oxygen distribution throughout the device. The simulations demonstrate that microfluidic device geometry plays a critical role in molecule exchange, for instance, changing the orientation of the short wide microfluidic channel results in a 97.17% increase in oxygen exchange. Since microfluidic devices have become a more prominent tool in biological studies, understanding the transport of oxygen and other biological molecules in microfluidic devices is critical for maintaining a physiologically relevant environment. We have also demonstrated a method to assess oxygen levels in geometrically complex microfluidic devices.
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- Richard J. Sové
- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Cardiovascular Research Group, Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Medical Biophysics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Leal Denis MF, Alvarez HA, Lauri N, Alvarez CL, Chara O, Schwarzbaum PJ. Dynamic Regulation of Cell Volume and Extracellular ATP of Human Erythrocytes. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0158305. [PMID: 27355484 PMCID: PMC4927150 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction The peptide mastoparan 7 (MST7) triggered in human erythrocytes (rbcs) the release of ATP and swelling. Since swelling is a well-known inducer of ATP release, and extracellular (ATPe), interacting with P (purinergic) receptors, can affect cell volume (Vr), we explored the dynamic regulation between Vr and ATPe. Methods and Treatments We made a quantitative assessment of MST7-dependent kinetics of Vr and of [ATPe], both in the absence and presence of blockers of ATP efflux, swelling and P receptors. Results In rbcs 10 μM MST7 promoted acute, strongly correlated changes in [ATPe] and Vr. Whereas MST7 induced increases of 10% in Vr and 190 nM in [ATPe], blocking swelling in a hyperosmotic medium + MST7 reduced [ATPe] by 40%. Pre-incubation of rbcs with 10 μM of either carbenoxolone or probenecid, two inhibitors of the ATP conduit pannexin 1, reduced [ATPe] by 40–50% and swelling by 40–60%, while in the presence of 80 U/mL apyrase, an ATPe scavenger, cell swelling was prevented. While exposure to 10 μM NF110, a blocker of ATP-P2X receptors mediating sodium influx, reduced [ATPe] by 48%, and swelling by 80%, incubation of cells in sodium free medium reduced swelling by 92%. Analysis and Discussion Results were analyzed by means of a mathematical model where ATPe kinetics and Vr kinetics were mutually regulated. Model dependent fit to experimental data showed that, upon MST7 exposure, ATP efflux required a fast 1960-fold increase of ATP permeability, mediated by two kinetically different conduits, both of which were activated by swelling and inactivated by time. Both experimental and theoretical results suggest that, following MST7 exposure, ATP is released via two conduits, one of which is mediated by pannexin 1. The accumulated ATPe activates P2X receptors, followed by sodium influx, resulting in cell swelling, which in turn further activates ATP release. Thus swelling and P2X receptors constitute essential components of a positive feedback loop underlying ATP-induced ATP release of rbcs.
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- M. Florencia Leal Denis
- Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas “Prof. A. C. Paladini”, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, FFyB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Física de Líquidos y Sistemas Biológicos (IFLYSIB), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas “Prof. A. C. Paladini”, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, FFyB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas “Prof. A. C. Paladini”, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, FFyB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Física de Líquidos y Sistemas Biológicos (IFLYSIB), CONICET, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), La Plata, Argentina
- Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing (ZIH), Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Dresden, Germany
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- Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas “Prof. A. C. Paladini”, Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, FFyB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ellsworth ML, Ellis CG, Sprague RS. Role of erythrocyte-released ATP in the regulation of microvascular oxygen supply in skeletal muscle. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2016; 216:265-76. [PMID: 26336065 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In a 1914 book entitled The Respiratory Function of the Blood, Joseph Barcroft stated that 'the cell takes what it needs and leaves the rest'. He postulated that there must be both a 'call for oxygen' and a 'mechanism by which the call elicits a response...' In the past century, intensive investigation has provided significant insights into the haemodynamic and biophysical mechanisms involved in supplying oxygen to skeletal muscle. However, the identification of the mechanism by which tissue oxygen needs are sensed and the affector responsible for altering the upstream vasculature to enable the need to be appropriately met has been a challenge. In 1995, Ellsworth et al. proposed that the oxygen-carrying erythrocyte, by virtue of its capacity to release the vasoactive mediator ATP in response to a decrease in oxygen saturation, could serve both roles. Several in vitro and in situ studies have established that exposure of erythrocytes to reduced oxygen tension induces the release of ATP which does result in a conducted arteriolar vasodilation with a sufficiently rapid time course to make the mechanism physiologically relevant. The components of the signalling pathway for the controlled release of ATP from erythrocytes in response to exposure to low oxygen tension have been determined. In addition, the implications of defective ATP release on human pathological conditions have been explored. This review provides a perspective on oxygen supply and the role that such a mechanism plays in meeting the oxygen needs of skeletal muscle.
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- M. L. Ellsworth
- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science; Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis MO USA
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- Departments of Medical Biophysics and Medicine; Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry; The University of Western Ontario; London ON Canada
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science; Saint Louis University School of Medicine; St. Louis MO USA
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Burnstock G. Blood cells: an historical account of the roles of purinergic signalling. Purinergic Signal 2015; 11:411-34. [PMID: 26260710 PMCID: PMC4648797 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-015-9462-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The involvement of purinergic signalling in the physiology of erythrocytes, platelets and leukocytes was recognised early. The release of ATP and the expression of purinoceptors and ectonucleotidases on erythrocytes in health and disease are reviewed. The release of ATP and ADP from platelets and the expression and roles of P1, P2Y(1), P2Y(12) and P2X1 receptors on platelets are described. P2Y(1) and P2X(1) receptors mediate changes in platelet shape, while P2Y(12) receptors mediate platelet aggregation. The changes in the role of purinergic signalling in a variety of disease conditions are considered. The successful use of P2Y(12) receptor antagonists, such as clopidogrel and ticagrelor, for the treatment of thrombosis, myocardial infarction and stroke is discussed.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF, UK.
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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Poitras VJ, Bentley RF, Hopkins-Rosseel DH, LaHaye SA, Tschakovsky ME. Lack of independent effect of type 2 diabetes beyond characteristic comorbidities and medications on small muscle mass exercising muscle blood flow and exercise tolerance. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/8/e12487. [PMID: 26265750 PMCID: PMC4562573 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12487] [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: 01/13/2023] Open
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Persons with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are believed to have reduced exercise tolerance; this may be partly due to impaired exercising muscle blood flow (MBF). Whether there is an impact of T2D on exercising MBF within the typical constellation of comorbidities (hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity) and their associated medications has not been investigated. We tested the hypothesis that small muscle mass exercise tolerance is reduced in persons with T2D versus Controls (matched for age, body mass index, fitness, comorbidities, non-T2D medications) and that this is related to blunted MBF. Eight persons with T2D and eight controls completed a forearm critical force (fCFimpulse) test as a measure of exercise tolerance (10-min intermittent maximal effort forearm contractions; the average contraction impulse in the last 30 sec quantified fCFimpulse). Forearm blood flow (FBF; ultrasound) and mean arterial pressure (MAP; finger photoplethysmography) were measured; forearm vascular conductance (FVK) was calculated. Data are means ± SD, T2D versus Control. fCFimpulse was not different between groups (136.9 ± 47.3 N·sec vs. 163.1 ± 49.7 N·sec, P = 0.371) nor was the ΔFBF from rest to during exercise at fCFimpulse (502.9 ± 144.6 vs. 709.1 ± 289.2 mL/min, P = 0.092), or its determinants ΔFVK and ΔMAP (both P > 0.05), although there was considerable interindividual variability. ΔFBF was strongly related to fCFimpulse (r = 0.727, P = 0.002), providing support for the relationship between oxygen delivery and exercise tolerance. We conclude that small muscle mass exercising MBF and exercise tolerance are not impaired in representative persons with T2D versus appropriately matched controls. This suggests that peripheral vascular control impairment does not contribute to reduced exercise tolerance in this population.
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- Veronica J Poitras
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Dergunov SA, Bowles EA, Gordon W, Green M, Bierman A, Ellsworth ML, Pinkhassik E, Sprague RS. Liposomal delivery of a phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor rescues low oxygen-induced ATP release from erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes. Biochem Biophys Rep 2015; 2:137-142. [PMID: 29124155 PMCID: PMC5668668 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2015.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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ATP release from erythrocytes in response to low oxygen tension requires an increase in cAMP, the level of which is regulated by phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3). Such release is defective in erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes (DM2). This study tested a hypothesis that direct delivery of the clinically useful PDE3 inhibitor, cilostazol, to erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes using liposomes would restore low-oxygen tension-induced ATP release. Cilostazol was incorporated into liposomes prepared from dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC). Liposome-delivery of cilostazol restored ATP release from DM2 erythrocytes to levels which were not different from that released from non-cilostazol treated healthy erythrocytes under the same conditions. There were no observed adverse effects of the liposomes on either healthy or DM2 erythrocytes. The directed liposomal delivery of PDE inhibitors to erythrocytes may help prevent or slow the development of peripheral vascular disease in individuals with DM2 by restoring an important physiological controller of microvascular perfusion while minimizing side effects associated with systemic delivery of some of these inhibitors. Liposomes can deliver phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors to erythrocytes. No adverse effect of drug-loaded liposomes on erythrocytes was observed. Release of ATP from erythrocytes of patients with type 2 diabetes was investigated. Liposome-delivered PDE inhibitors restore the release of ATP in response to low O2.
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- Sergey A Dergunov
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University, 3501 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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Richards JP, Bowles EA, Gordon WR, Ellsworth ML, Stephenson AH, Sprague RS. Mechanisms of C-peptide-mediated rescue of low O2-induced ATP release from erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2014; 308:R411-8. [PMID: 25552662 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00420.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The circulating erythrocyte, by virtue of the regulated release of ATP in response to reduced oxygen (O2) tension, plays a key role in maintaining appropriate perfusion distribution to meet tissue needs. Erythrocytes from individuals with Type 2 diabetes (DM2) fail to release ATP in response to this stimulus. However, the administration of C-peptide and insulin at a 1:1 ratio was shown to restore this important physiological response in humans with DM2. To begin to investigate the mechanisms by which C-peptide influences low O2-induced ATP release, erythrocytes from healthy humans and humans with DM2 were exposed to reduced O2 in a thin-film tonometer, and ATP release under these conditions was compared with release during normoxia. We determined that 1) low O2-induced ATP release from DM2 erythrocytes is rescued by C-peptide in the presence and absence of insulin, 2) the signaling pathway activated by C-peptide in human erythrocytes involves PKC, as well as soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) and 3) inhibitors of cGMP degradation rescue low O2-induced ATP release from DM2 erythrocytes. These results provide support for the hypothesis that both PKC and sGC are components of a signaling pathway activated by C-peptide in human erythrocytes. In addition, since both C-peptide and phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors rescue low O2-induced ATP release from erythrocytes of humans with DM2, their administration to humans with DM2 could aid in the treatment and/or prevention of the vascular disease associated with this condition.
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- Jennifer P Richards
- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Wang Y, Giebink A, Spence DM. Microfluidic evaluation of red cells collected and stored in modified processing solutions used in blood banking. Integr Biol (Camb) 2014; 6:65-75. [PMID: 24292633 DOI: 10.1039/c3ib40187a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The most recent American Association of Blood Banks survey found that 40,000 units of blood are required daily for general medicine, hematology/oncology, surgery, and for accident and trauma victims. While blood transfusions are an extremely important component of critical healthcare, complications associated with transfusion of blood components still exist. It is well-established that the red blood cell (RBC) undergoes many physical and chemical changes during storage. Increased oxidative stress, formation of advanced glycation endproducts, and microparticle formation are all known to occur during RBC storage. Furthermore, it is also known that patients who receive a transfusion have reduced levels of available nitric oxide (NO), a major determinant in blood flow. However, the origin of this reduced NO bioavailability is not completely understood. Here, we show that a simple modification to the glucose concentration in the solutions used to process whole blood for subsequent RBC storage results in a remarkable change in the ability of these cells to stimulate NO. In a controlled in vitro microflow system, we discovered that storage of RBCs in normoglycemic versions of standard storage solutions resulted in RBC-derived ATP release values 4 weeks into storage that were significantly greater than day 1 release values for those RBCs stored in conventional solutions. During the same storage duration, microfluidic technologies enabled measurements of endothelium-derived NO that were stimulated by the ATP release from the stored RBCs. In comparison to currently accepted processing solutions, the NO production increased by more than 25% in the presence of the RBCs stored in the normoglycemic storage solutions. Control experiments using inhibitors of ATP release from the RBCs, or ATP binding to the endothelium, strongly suggest that the increased NO production by the endothelium is directly related to the ability of the stored RBCs to release ATP. We anticipate these findings to represent a starting point in controlling glucose levels in solutions used for blood component storage, especially considering that current solutions contain glucose at levels that are nearly 20-fold greater than blood glucose levels of a healthy human, and even 10-fold greater than levels found in diabetic bloodstreams.
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- Yimeng Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Richards JP, Yosten GLC, Kolar GR, Jones CW, Stephenson AH, Ellsworth ML, Sprague RS. Low O2-induced ATP release from erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes is restored by physiological ratios of C-peptide and insulin. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2014; 307:R862-8. [PMID: 25080497 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00206.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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ATP release from erythrocytes in response to reduced oxygen (O2) tension stimulates local vasodilation, enabling these cells to direct perfusion to areas in skeletal muscle in need of O2. Erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes do not release ATP in response to low O2. Both C-peptide and insulin individually inhibit low O2-induced ATP release from healthy human erythrocytes, yet when coadministered at physiological concentrations and ratios, no inhibition is seen. Here, we determined: that 1) erythrocytes of healthy humans and humans with type 2 diabetes possess a C-peptide receptor (GPR146), 2) the combination of C-peptide and insulin at physiological ratios rescues low O2-induced ATP release from erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes, 3) residual C-peptide levels reported in humans with type 2 diabetes are not adequate to rescue low O2-induced ATP release in the presence of 1 nM insulin, and 4) the effects of C-peptide and insulin are neither altered by increased glucose levels nor explained by changes in erythrocyte deformability. These results suggest that the addition of C-peptide to the treatment regimen for type 2 diabetes could have beneficial effects on tissue oxygenation, which would help to ameliorate the concomitant peripheral vascular disease.
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- Jennifer P Richards
- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
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Alvarez CL, Schachter J, de Sá Pinheiro AA, Silva LDS, Verstraeten SV, Persechini PM, Schwarzbaum PJ. Regulation of extracellular ATP in human erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium falciparum. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96216. [PMID: 24858837 PMCID: PMC4032238 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In human erythrocytes (h-RBCs) various stimuli induce increases in [cAMP] that trigger ATP release. The resulting pattern of extracellular ATP accumulation (ATPe kinetics) depends on both ATP release and ATPe degradation by ectoATPase activity. In this study we evaluated ATPe kinetics from primary cultures of h-RBCs infected with P. falciparum at various stages of infection (ring, trophozoite and schizont stages). A "3V" mixture containing isoproterenol (β-adrenergic agonist), forskolin (adenylate kinase activator) and papaverine (phosphodiesterase inhibitor) was used to induce cAMP-dependent ATP release. ATPe kinetics of r-RBCs (ring-infected RBCs), t-RBCs (trophozoite-infected RBCs) and s-RBCs (schizont-infected RBCs) showed [ATPe] to peak acutely to a maximum value followed by a slower time dependent decrease. In all intraerythrocytic stages, values of ΔATP1 (difference between [ATPe] measured 1 min post-stimulus and basal [ATPe]) increased nonlinearly with parasitemia (from 2 to 12.5%). Under 3V exposure, t-RBCs at parasitemia 94% (t94-RBCs) showed 3.8-fold higher ΔATP1 values than in h-RBCs, indicative of upregulated ATP release. Pre-exposure to either 100 µM carbenoxolone, 100 nM mefloquine or 100 µM NPPB reduced ΔATP1 to 83-87% for h-RBCs and 63-74% for t94-RBCs. EctoATPase activity, assayed at both low nM concentrations (300-900 nM) and 500 µM exogenous ATPe concentrations increased approx. 400-fold in t94-RBCs, as compared to h-RBCs, while intracellular ATP concentrations of t94-RBCs were 65% that of h-RBCs. In t94-RBCs, production of nitric oxide (NO) was approx. 7-fold higher than in h-RBCs, and was partially inhibited by L-NAME pre-treatment. In media with L-NAME, ΔATP1 values were 2.7-times higher in h-RBCs and 4.2-times higher in t94-RBCs, than without L-NAME. Results suggest that P. falciparum infection of h-RBCs strongly activates ATP release via Pannexin 1 in these cells. Several processes partially counteracted ATPe accumulation: an upregulated ATPe degradation, an enhanced NO production, and a decreased intracellular ATP concentration.
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- Cora Lilia Alvarez
- Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas (Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- INPeTAm Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Pesquisa Translacional em Saúde e Ambiente na Reigião Amazônica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- INPeTAm Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Pesquisa Translacional em Saúde e Ambiente na Reigião Amazônica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas (Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- INPeTAm Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia em Pesquisa Translacional em Saúde e Ambiente na Reigião Amazônica, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Química y Fisicoquímica Biológicas (Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Várady G, Cserepes J, Németh A, Szabó E, Sarkadi B. Cell surface membrane proteins as personalized biomarkers: where we stand and where we are headed. Biomark Med 2014; 7:803-19. [PMID: 24044572 DOI: 10.2217/bmm.13.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Personalized medicine requires the development of a wide array of biomarker diagnostic assays, reflecting individual variations and thus allowing tailored therapeutic interventions. Membrane proteins comprise approximately 30% of total human proteins; they play a key role in various physiological functions and pathological conditions, although, currently, only a limited number of membrane proteins are applied as biomarkers. In many normal tissues, cell surface membrane proteins are not easily accessible for diagnostic sampling, and tumor-derived membrane preparations - while serving as potential tumor biomarkers - may not reflect physiological protein expression. In addition to post-translational modifications, which may include glycosylation, phosphorylation and lipid modifications, the trafficking of membrane proteins is also regulated. Moreover, a tight cellular quality control monitors membrane protein maturation, and continuous removal and reinsertion, involving special signaling systems, occurs in many cases. However, cell surface membrane proteins already serve as valuable prognostic and predicative biomarkers, for example, in hematological and immunological diseases, by the determination of the cluster of differentiation markers. In this review, we demonstrate the relevance of cell surface membrane biomarkers in various diseases and call attention to the potential application of red blood cell (erythrocyte) membrane proteins in this regard. Surprisingly, red blood cells express hundreds of membrane proteins, which seem to reflect a general genetic and regulatory background, and may serve as relatively stable and easily accessible personalized membrane biomarkers. Quantitative membrane protein detection in red blood cells by flow cytometry may bring a breakthrough in this regard.
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- György Várady
- MTA-SE Molecular Biophysics Research Group, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Burnstock G, Ralevic V. Purinergic signaling and blood vessels in health and disease. Pharmacol Rev 2013; 66:102-92. [PMID: 24335194 DOI: 10.1124/pr.113.008029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 227] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Purinergic signaling plays important roles in control of vascular tone and remodeling. There is dual control of vascular tone by ATP released as a cotransmitter with noradrenaline from perivascular sympathetic nerves to cause vasoconstriction via P2X1 receptors, whereas ATP released from endothelial cells in response to changes in blood flow (producing shear stress) or hypoxia acts on P2X and P2Y receptors on endothelial cells to produce nitric oxide and endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, which dilates vessels. ATP is also released from sensory-motor nerves during antidromic reflex activity to produce relaxation of some blood vessels. In this review, we stress the differences in neural and endothelial factors in purinergic control of different blood vessels. The long-term (trophic) actions of purine and pyrimidine nucleosides and nucleotides in promoting migration and proliferation of both vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells via P1 and P2Y receptors during angiogenesis and vessel remodeling during restenosis after angioplasty are described. The pathophysiology of blood vessels and therapeutic potential of purinergic agents in diseases, including hypertension, atherosclerosis, ischemia, thrombosis and stroke, diabetes, and migraine, is discussed.
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- Geoffrey Burnstock
- Autonomic Neuroscience Centre, University College Medical School, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK; and Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Leal Denis MF, Incicco JJ, Espelt MV, Verstraeten SV, Pignataro OP, Lazarowski ER, Schwarzbaum PJ. Kinetics of extracellular ATP in mastoparan 7-activated human erythrocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1830:4692-707. [PMID: 23742824 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The peptide mastoparan 7 (MST7) stimulated ATP release in human erythrocytes. We explored intra- and extracellular processes governing the time-dependent accumulation of extracellular ATP (i.e., ATPe kinetics). METHODS Human erythrocytes were treated with MST7 in the presence or absence of two blockers of pannexin 1. ATPe concentration was monitored by luciferin-luciferase based real-time luminometry. RESULTS Exposure of human erythrocytes to MST7 led to an acute increase in [ATPe], followed by a slower increase phase. ATPe kinetics reflected a strong activation of ATP efflux and a low rate of ATPe hydrolysis by ectoATPase activity. Enhancement of [ATPe] by MST7 required adhesion of erythrocytes to poly-D-lysin-coated coverslips, and correlated with a 31% increase of cAMP and 10% cell swelling. However, when MST7 was dissolved in a hyperosmotic medium to block cell swelling, ATPe accumulation was inhibited by 49%. Erythrocytes pre-exposure to 10μM of either carbenoxolone or probenecid, two blockers of pannexin 1, exhibited a partial reduction of ATP efflux. Erythrocytes from pannexin 1 knockout mice exhibited similar ATPe kinetics as those of wild type mice erythrocytes exposed to pannexin 1 blockers. CONCLUSIONS MST7 induced release of ATP required either cell adhesion or strong activation of cAMP synthesis. Part of this release required cell swelling. Kinetic analysis and a data driven model suggested that ATP efflux is mediated by two ATP conduits displaying different kinetics, with one conduit being fully blocked by pannexin 1 blockers. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Kinetic analysis of extracellular ATP accumulation from human erythrocytes and potential effects on microcirculation.
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Peatey CL, Dixon MWA, Gardiner DL, Trenholme KR. Temporal evaluation of commitment to sexual development in Plasmodium falciparum. Malar J 2013; 12:134. [PMID: 23607486 PMCID: PMC3659030 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The production of gametocytes is essential for transmission of malaria parasites from the mammalian host to the mosquito vector. However the process by which the asexual blood-stage parasite undergoes commitment to sexual development is not well understood. This process is known to be sensitive to environmental stimuli and it has been suggested that a G protein dependent system may mediate the switch, but there is little evidence that the Plasmodium falciparum genome encodes heterotrimeric G proteins. Previous studies have indicated that the malaria parasite can interact with endogenous erythrocyte G proteins, and other components of the cyclic nucleotide pathway have been identified in P. falciparum. Also, the polypeptide cholera toxin, which induces commitment to gametocytogenesis is known to catalyze the ADP-ribosylation of the α(s) class of heterotrimeric G protein α subunits in mammalian systems has been reported to detect a number of G(α) subunits in P. falciparum-infected red cells. METHODS Cholera toxin and Mas 7 (a structural analogue of Mastoparan) were used to assess the role played by putative G protein signalling in the commitment process, both are reported to interact with different components of classical Gas and Gai/o signalling pathways. Their ability to induce gametocyte production in the transgenic P. falciparum line Pfs16-GFP was determined and downstream effects on the secondary messenger cAMP measured. RESULTS Treatment of parasite cultures with either cholera toxin or MAS 7 resulted in increased gametocyte production, but only treatment with MAS 7 resulted in a significant increase in cAMP levels. This indicates that MAS 7 acts either directly or indirectly on the P. falciparum adenylyl cyclase. CONCLUSION The observation that cholera toxin treatment did not affect cAMP levels indicates that while addition of cholera toxin does increase gametocytogenesis the method by which it induces increased commitment is not immediately obvious, except that is unlikely to be via heterotrimeric G proteins.
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- Christopher L Peatey
- Malaria Biology Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 300 Herston Rd, Herston, QLD 4006, Australia
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Vascular Endothelium. TISSUE FUNCTIONING AND REMODELING IN THE CIRCULATORY AND VENTILATORY SYSTEMS 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5966-8_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ishida K, Matsumoto T, Taguchi K, Kamata K, Kobayashi T. Mechanisms underlying reduced P2Y(1) -receptor-mediated relaxation in superior mesenteric arteries from long-term streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2013; 207:130-41. [PMID: 22759594 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2012.02469.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Revised: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIM Extracellular nucleotides activate cell-surface purinergic (P2) receptors, contribute to the local regulation of vascular tone and play important roles in pathophysiological states. However, little is known about the vasodilator effects of P2Y(1) -receptor activation in diabetic states. We hypothesized that in a model of established type 1 diabetes, long-term streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats, the arterial relaxation elicited by a P2Y(1) -receptor agonist would be impaired. METHODS Relaxations to adenosine 5'-diphosphate sodium salt (ADP), 2-MeSADP (selective P2Y(1) -receptor agonist) and adenosine 5'-triphosphate disodium salt (ATP) were examined in superior mesenteric artery rings from long-term STZ-induced diabetic rats (at 50-57 weeks after STZ injection). ADP-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) production in the superior mesenteric artery was assessed by measuring the levels of NO metabolites. Mesenteric artery expressions of P2Y(1) receptor, and ADP-stimulated levels of phosphorylated endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) (at Ser(1177) and at Thr(495) ) and eNOS were detected by Western blotting. RESULTS Arteries from diabetic rats exhibited (vs. those from age-matched control rats): (i) reduced ADP-induced relaxation, which was partly or completely inhibited by endothelial denudation, by NOS inhibitor treatment and by a selective P2Y(1) -receptor antagonist, (ii) reduced 2-MeSADP-induced relaxation, (iii) reduced ADP-stimulated release of NO metabolites and (iv) impaired ADP-induced stimulation of eNOS activity (as evidenced by reduced the fold increase in eNOS phosphorylation at Ser(1177) with no difference in fold increase in eNOS phosphorylation at Thr(495) ). The protein expression of P2Y(1) receptor did not differ between diabetic and control arteries. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that P2Y(1) -receptor-mediated vasodilatation is impaired in superior mesenteric arteries from long-term type 1 diabetic rats. This impairment is because of reduced P2Y(1) -receptor-mediated NO signalling, rather than to reduced P2Y(1) -receptor expression.
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- K. Ishida
- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku; Tokyo; Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku; Tokyo; Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku; Tokyo; Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku; Tokyo; Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Morphology, Institute of Medicinal Chemistry; Hoshi University; Shinagawa-ku; Tokyo; Japan
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Suhr F, Brenig J, Müller R, Behrens H, Bloch W, Grau M. Moderate exercise promotes human RBC-NOS activity, NO production and deformability through Akt kinase pathway. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45982. [PMID: 23049912 PMCID: PMC3457942 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Nitric oxide (NO) produced by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in human red blood cells (RBCs) was shown to depend on shear stress and to exhibit important biological functions, such as inhibition of platelet activation. In the present study we hypothesized that exercise-induced shear stress stimulates RBC-NOS activation pathways, NO signaling, and deformability of human RBCs. Methods/Findings Fifteen male subjects conducted an exercise test with venous blood sampling before and after running on a treadmill for 1 hour. Immunohistochemical staining as well as western blot analysis were used to determine phosphorylation and thus activation of Akt kinase and RBC-NOS as well as accumulation of cyclic guanylyl monophosphate (cGMP) induced by the intervention. The data revealed that activation of NO upstream located enzyme Akt kinase was significantly increased after the test. Phosphorylation of RBC-NOSSer1177 was also significantly increased after exercise, indicating activation of RBC-NOS through Akt kinase. Total detectable RBC-NOS content and phosphorylation of RBC-NOSThr495 were not affected by the intervention. NO production by RBCs, determined by DAF fluorometry, and RBC deformability, measured via laser-assisted-optical-rotational red cell analyzer, were also significantly increased after the exercise test. The content of the NO downstream signaling molecule cGMP increased after the test. Pharmacological inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3 (PI3)-kinase/Akt kinase pathway led to a decrease in RBC-NOS activation, NO production and RBC deformability. Conclusion/Significance This human in vivo study first-time provides strong evidence that exercise-induced shear stress stimuli activate RBC-NOS via the PI3-kinase/Akt kinase pathway. Actively RBC-NOS-produced NO in human RBCs is critical to maintain RBC deformability. Our data gain insights into human RBC-NOS regulation by exercise and, therefore, will stimulate new therapeutic exercise-based approaches for patients with microvascular disorders.
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- Frank Suhr
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- The German Research Center of Elite Sport, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- The German Research Center of Elite Sport, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Goldman D, Fraser GM, Ellis CG, Sprague RS, Ellsworth ML, Stephenson AH. Toward a multiscale description of microvascular flow regulation: o(2)-dependent release of ATP from human erythrocytes and the distribution of ATP in capillary networks. Front Physiol 2012; 3:246. [PMID: 22934004 PMCID: PMC3429024 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Integration of the numerous mechanisms that have been suggested to contribute to optimization of O2 supply to meet O2 need in skeletal muscle requires a systems biology approach which permits quantification of these physiological processes over a wide range of length scales. Here we describe two individual computational models based on in vivo and in vitro studies which, when incorporated into a single robust multiscale model, will provide information on the role of erythrocyte-released ATP in perfusion distribution in skeletal muscle under both physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Healthy human erythrocytes exposed to low O2 tension release ATP via a well characterized signaling pathway requiring activation of the G-protein, Gi, and adenylyl cyclase leading to increases in cAMP. This cAMP then activates PKA and subsequently CFTR culminating in ATP release via pannexin 1. A critical control point in this pathway is the level of cAMP which is regulated by pathway-specific phosphodiesterases. Using time constants (~100 ms) that are consistent with measured erythrocyte ATP release, we have constructed a dynamic model of this pathway. The model predicts levels of ATP release consistent with measurements obtained over a wide range of hemoglobin O2 saturations (sO2). The model further predicts how insulin, at concentrations found in pre-diabetes, enhances the activity of PDE3 and reduces intracellular cAMP levels leading to decreased low O2-induced ATP release from erythrocytes. The second model, which couples O2 and ATP transport in capillary networks, shows how intravascular ATP and the resulting conducted vasodilation are affected by local sO2, convection and ATP degradation. This model also predicts network-level effects of decreased ATP release resulting from elevated insulin levels. Taken together, these models lay the groundwork for investigating the systems biology of the regulation of microvascular perfusion distribution by erythrocyte-derived ATP.
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- Daniel Goldman
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario London, ON, Canada
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Sprague RS, Ellsworth ML. Erythrocyte-derived ATP and perfusion distribution: role of intracellular and intercellular communication. Microcirculation 2012; 19:430-9. [PMID: 22775760 PMCID: PMC3324633 DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00158.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In complex organisms, both intracellular and intercellular communication are critical for the appropriate regulation of the distribution of perfusion to assure optimal O(2) delivery and organ function. The mobile erythrocyte is in a unique position in the circulation as it both senses and responds to a reduction in O(2) tension in its environment. When erythrocytes enter a region of the microcirculation in which O(2) tension is reduced, they release both O(2) and the vasodilator, ATP, via activation of a specific and dedicated signaling pathway that requires increases in cAMP, which are regulated by PDE3B. The ATP released initiates a conducted vasodilation that results in alterations in the distribution of perfusion to meet the tissue's metabolic needs. This delivery mechanism is modulated by both positive and negative feedback regulators. Importantly, defects in low O(2) -induced ATP release from erythrocytes have been observed in several human disease states in which impaired vascular function is present. Understanding of the role of erythrocytes in controlling perfusion distribution and the signaling pathways that are responsible for ATP release from these cells makes the erythrocyte a novel therapeutic target for the development of new approaches for the treatment of vascular dysfunction.
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- Randy S Sprague
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
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Owusu BY, Stapley R, Patel RP. Nitric oxide formation versus scavenging: the red blood cell balancing act. J Physiol 2012; 590:4993-5000. [PMID: 22687616 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.234906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a key modulator of vascular homeostasis controlling critical functions related to blood flow, respiration, cell death and proliferation, and protecting the vasculature from pro-inflammatory and coagulative stresses. Inhibition of NO formation, and/or diversion of NO away from its physiological signalling targets lead to dysregulated NO bioavailability, a hallmark of numerous vascular and pulmonary diseases. Current concepts suggest that the balance between NO formation and NO scavenging is critical in disease development, with the corollary being that redressing the balance offers a target for therapeutic intervention. Evidence presented over the last two decades has seen red blood cells (RBCs) and haemoglobin specifically emerge as prominent effectors in this paradigm. In this symposium review article, we discuss recent insights into the mechanisms by which RBCs may modulate the balance between NO-formation and inhibition. We discuss how these mechanisms may become dysfunctional to cause disease, highlight key questions that remain, and discuss the potential impact of these insights on therapeutic opportunities.
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- Benjamin Y Owusu
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 19th Street South, BMRII 532, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Purinoceptor signaling in malaria-infected erythrocytes. Microbes Infect 2012; 14:779-86. [PMID: 22580091 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2012.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2012] [Revised: 04/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Human erythrocytes are endowed with ATP release pathways and metabotropic and ionotropic purinoceptors. This review summarizes the pivotal function of purinergic signaling in erythrocyte control of vascular tone, in hemolytic septicemia, and in malaria. In malaria, the intraerythrocytic parasite exploits the purinergic signaling of its host to adapt the erythrocyte to its requirements.
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Ghonaim NW, Lau LWM, Goldman D, Ellis CG, Yang J. A micro-delivery approach for studying microvascular responses to localized oxygen delivery. Microcirculation 2012; 18:646-54. [PMID: 21914035 DOI: 10.1111/j.1549-8719.2011.00132.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND In vivo video microscopy has been used to study blood flow regulation as a function of varying oxygen concentration in microcirculatory networks. However, previous studies have measured the collective response of stimulating large areas of the microvascular network at the tissue surface. OBJECTIVE We aimed to limit the area being stimulated by controlling oxygen availability to highly localized regions of the microvascular bed within intact muscle. DESIGN AND METHOD Gas of varying O(2) levels was delivered to specific locations on the surface of the Extensor Digitorum Longus muscle of rat through a set of micro-outlets (100 μm diameter) patterned in ultrathin glass using state-of-the-art microfabrication techniques. O(2) levels were oscillated and digitized video sequences were processed for changes in capillary hemodynamics and erythrocyte O(2) saturation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Oxygen saturations in capillaries positioned directly above the micro-outlets were closely associated with the controlled local O(2) oscillations. Radial diffusion from the micro-outlet is limited to ~75 μm from the center as predicted by computational modeling and as measured in vivo. These results delineate a key step in the design of a novel micro-delivery device for controlled oxygen delivery to the microvasculature to understand the fundamental mechanisms of microvascular regulation of O(2) supply.
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- Nour W Ghonaim
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Effect of hydroperoxides on red blood cell membrane mechanical properties. Biophys J 2012; 101:1921-9. [PMID: 22004746 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.08.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Revised: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/31/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We investigate the effect of oxidative stress on red blood cell membrane mechanical properties in vitro using detailed analysis of the membrane thermal fluctuation spectrum. Two different oxidants, the cytosol-soluble hydrogen peroxide and the membrane-soluble cumene hydroperoxide, are used, and their effects on the membrane bending elastic modulus, surface tension, strength of confinement due to the membrane skeleton, and 2D shear elastic modulus are measured. We find that both oxidants alter significantly the membrane elastic properties, but their effects differ qualitatively and quantitatively. While hydrogen peroxide mainly affects the elasticity of the membrane protein skeleton (increasing the membrane shear modulus), cumene hydroperoxide has an impact on both membrane skeleton and lipid bilayer mechanical properties, as can be seen from the increased values of the shear and bending elastic moduli. The biologically important implication of these results is that the effects of oxidative stress on the biophysical properties, and hence the physiological functions, of the cell membrane depend on the nature of the oxidative agent. Thermal fluctuation spectroscopy provides a means of characterizing these different effects, potentially in a clinical milieu.
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Losing control over adenosine 5'-triphosphate release: implications for the red blood cell storage lesion. Crit Care Med 2011; 39:2573-4. [PMID: 22005234 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31822a55fa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sprague RS, Bowles EA, Achilleus D, Stephenson AH, Ellis CG, Ellsworth ML. A selective phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor rescues low PO2-induced ATP release from erythrocytes of humans with type 2 diabetes: implication for vascular control. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 301:H2466-72. [PMID: 21963837 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00729.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Erythrocytes, via release of ATP in areas of low oxygen (O(2)) tension, are components of a regulatory system for the distribution of perfusion in skeletal muscle ensuring optimal O(2) delivery to meet tissue needs. In type 2 diabetes (DM2), there are defects in O(2) supply to muscle as well as a failure of erythrocytes to release ATP. The goal of this study was to ascertain if a phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) inhibitor, cilostazol, would rescue low O(2)-induced ATP release from DM2 erythrocytes and, thereby, enable these cells to dilate isolated erythrocyte-perfused skeletal muscle arterioles exposed to decreased extraluminal O(2). Erythrocytes were obtained from healthy humans (HH; n = 12) and humans with DM2 (n = 17). We determined that 1) PDE3B is similarly expressed in both groups, 2) mastoparan 7 (G(i) activation) stimulates increases in cAMP in HH but not in DM2 erythrocytes, and 3) pretreatment of DM2 erythrocytes with cilostazol resulted in mastoparan 7-induced increases in cAMP not different from those in HH cells. Most importantly, cilostazol restored the ability of DM2 erythrocytes to release ATP in response to low O(2). In contrast with perfusion with HH erythrocytes, isolated hamster retractor muscle arterioles perfused with DM2 erythrocytes constricted in response to low extraluminal PO(2). However, in the presence of cilostazol (100 μM), DM2 erythrocytes induced vessel dilation not different from that seen with HH erythrocytes. Thus rescue of low O(2)-induced ATP release from DM2 erythrocytes by cilostazol restored the ability of erythrocytes to participate in the regulation of perfusion distribution in skeletal muscle.
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- Randy S Sprague
- Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Science, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri 63104, USA.
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Wan J, Forsyth AM, Stone HA. Red blood cell dynamics: from cell deformation to ATP release. Integr Biol (Camb) 2011; 3:972-81. [PMID: 21935538 DOI: 10.1039/c1ib00044f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The mechanisms of red blood cell (RBC) deformation under both static and dynamic, i.e., flow, conditions have been studied extensively since the mid 1960s. Deformation-induced biochemical reactions and possible signaling in RBCs, however, were proposed only fifteen years ago. Therefore, the fundamental relationship between RBC deformation and cellular signaling dynamics i.e., mechanotransduction, remains incompletely understood. Quantitative understanding of the mechanotransductive pathways in RBCs requires integrative studies of physical models of RBC deformation and cellular biochemical reactions. In this article we review the physical models of RBC deformation, spanning from continuum membrane mechanics to cellular skeleton dynamics under both static and flow conditions, and elaborate the mechanistic links involved in deformation-induced ATP release.
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- Jiandi Wan
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA
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