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Zhu X, An W, Li X, Zhou B, Li H. Anti-inflammatory effects of Scutellaria baicalensis water extract in LPS-induced THP-1 Macrophages through metabolomics study. ARAB J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Morgan L, Antenos M, Kirby GM. Nrf2-mediated induction of Cyp2a5 partially protects against reductive endoplasmic reticulum stress in mouse hepatocytes. Toxicology 2022; 471:153162. [PMID: 35341795 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2022.153162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 2a5 (Cyp2a5) is distinct from other P450 enzymes in that it is induced in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of mouse hepatocytes in conditions that are injurious to the liver. These conditions cause ER stress eventually resulting in apoptosis if not rectified. We previously showed that mouse hepatic Cyp2a5 is induced during reductive ER stress caused by the intramolecular disulfide form of dithiothreitol, trans-4,5-dihydroxy-1,2-dithiane (DTTox), and that overexpression of Cyp2a5 provides partial protection against apoptosis due to bilirubin (BR), a compound known to cause ER stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanism of Cyp2a5 gene regulation by DTTox and to determine if Cyp2a5 plays a cytoprotective role during reductive ER stress. Exposure to DTTox (10 mM) and another reductive ER stressor, 2-mercaptoethanol (1 mM), for 48 h markedly increased Cyp2a5 protein levels in primary mouse hepatocytes. In addition, DTTox transactivated Cyp2a5 via a mechanism involving the transcription factor nuclear factor-(erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2). Expression of the BR-conjugating enzyme, UDP glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) was also increased after DTTox treatment, however, this was reduced by Cyp2a5 overexpression. Hemin, a porphyrin inducer of Cyp2a5, induced mRNA splicing of X-box binding protein 1 (XBP-1), a transcription factor involved in the ER stress response, however, this was also reduced by Cyp2a5 overexpression. Finally, overexpression of Cyp2a5 partially blocked DTTox-mediated caspase-3 cleavage in Hepa 1-6 cells suggesting a cytoprotective role during ER stress. These findings demonstrate that Nrf2-mediated induction of Cyp2a5 in a reducing ER environment provides partial protection against ER stress-induced apoptosis by decreasing XBP-1 mRNA splicing and caspase-3 cleavage.
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- Larry Morgan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Wu B, Wu Y, Fan C, Feng C, Wang H, Bai F, Zuo J, Tang W. Heme supplementation ameliorates lupus nephritis through rectifying the disorder of splenocytes and alleviating renal inflammation and oxidative damage. Int Immunopharmacol 2021; 94:107482. [PMID: 33639567 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.107482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Heme is an important iron-containing porphyrin molecule expressed ubiquitously in organisms. Recently, this endogenous molecule has been widely reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of numerous diseases such as sepsis, atherosclerosis and inflammatory bowel disease. However, the role of heme during systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis has not been previously evaluated. Herein, we have measured the levels of heme in lupus-prone mice and explored the influence of heme on the pathogenesis of lupus. We revealed that heme levels in serum, kidney and spleen lymphocytes are all negatively associated with the levels of proteinuria in lupus-prone mice. Heme supplementation at 15 mg/kg could significantly ameliorate the syndromes of lupus in MRL/lpr mice, extending lifespan, reducing the level of proteinuria and alleviating splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy. Further study demonstrated that heme replenishment corrected the abnormal compartment of T cell subsets, plasma cells and macrophages in the spleen and alleviates inflammation and oxidative damage in kidney of MRL/lpr mice. Our study well defined heme as a relevant endogenous molecule in the etiology of SLE, as well as a potential therapeutic target for treating this autoimmune disease. Meanwhile, heme replenishment might be a new choice to therapeutically modulate immune homeostasis and prevent SLE.
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- Bing Wu
- Laboratory of Anti-inflammation, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China; School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Anti-inflammation, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Anti-inflammation, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Anti-inflammation, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Anti-inflammation, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China; School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Anti-inflammation, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China; School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
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- Laboratory of Anti-inflammation, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China; School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Takashi Y, Tomita K, Kuwahara Y, Roudkenar MH, Roushandeh AM, Igarashi K, Nagasawa T, Nishitani Y, Sato T. Mitochondrial dysfunction promotes aquaporin expression that controls hydrogen peroxide permeability and ferroptosis. Free Radic Biol Med 2020; 161:60-70. [PMID: 33017631 PMCID: PMC7530583 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.09.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Most anti-cancer agents and radiotherapy exert their therapeutic effects via the production of free radicals. Ferroptosis is a recently described cell death process that is accompanied by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been reported to induce cell death. However, it remains controversial whether H2O2-induced cell death is ferroptosis. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the involvement of mitochondria in H2O2-induced ferroptosis and examined the molecules that regulate ferroptosis. We found that one mechanism underlying H2O2-induced cell death is ferroptosis, which occurs soon after H2O2 treatment (within 3 h after H2O2 treatment). We also investigated the involvement of mitochondria in H2O2-induced ferroptosis using mitochondrial DNA-depleted ρ0 cells because ρ0 cells produce more lipid peroxidation, hydroxyl radicals (•OH), and are more sensitive to H2O2 treatment. We found that ρ0 cells contain high Fe2+ levels that lead to •OH production by H2O2. Further, we observed that aquaporin (AQP) 3, 5, and 8 bind nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 2 and regulate the permeability of extracellular H2O2, thereby contributing to ferroptosis. Additionally, the role of mitochondria in ferroptosis was investigated using mitochondrial transfer in ρ0 cells. When mitochondria were transferred into ρ0 cells, the cells exhibited no sensitivity to H2O2-induced cytotoxicity because of decreased Fe2+ levels. Moreover, mitochondrial transfer upregulated the mitochondrial quality control protein prohibitin 2 (PHB2), which contributes to reduced AQP expression. Our findings also revealed the involvement of AQP and PHB2 in ferroptosis. Our results indicate that H2O2 treatment enhances AQP expression, Fe2+ level, and lipid peroxidation, and decrease mitochondrial function by downregulating PHB2, and thus, is a promising modality for effective cancer treatment.
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- Yuko Takashi
- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Kagoshima, Japan; Restorative Dentistry and Endodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Kagoshima, Japan; Division of Radiation Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Kagoshima, Japan; Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Heshmat Hospital, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Kagoshima, Japan; Medical Biotechnology Department, Paramedicine Faculty, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Restorative Dentistry and Endodontology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Applied Pharmacology, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Thomas AM, Gerogianni A, McAdam MB, Fløisand Y, Lau C, Espevik T, Nilsson PH, Mollnes TE, Barratt-Due A. Complement Component C5 and TLR Molecule CD14 Mediate Heme-Induced Thromboinflammation in Human Blood. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 203:1571-1578. [PMID: 31413105 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Heme is a critical danger molecule liberated from hemeproteins in various conditions, including from hemoglobin in hemolytic diseases. Heme may cause thromboinflammatory damage by activating inflammatory and hemostatic pathways, such as complement, the TLRs, coagulation, and platelets. In this study, we explored the effect of single and dual inhibition of complement component C5 and TLR coreceptor CD14 on heme-induced thromboinflammation in an ex vivo human whole blood model. Heme induced a dose-dependent activation of complement via the alternative pathway. Single inhibition of C5 by eculizumab attenuated the release of IL-6, IL-8, TNF, MCP-1, MIP-1α, IFN-γ, LTB-4, MMP-8 and -9, and IL-1Ra with more than 60% (p < 0.05 for all) reduced the upregulation of CD11b on granulocytes and monocytes by 59 and 40%, respectively (p < 0.05), and attenuated monocytic tissue factor expression by 33% (p < 0.001). Blocking CD14 attenuated IL-6 and TNF by more than 50% (p < 0.05). In contrast to single inhibition, combined C5 and CD14 was required for a significantly attenuated prothrombin cleavage (72%, p < 0.05). Markers of thromboinflammation were also quantified in two patients admitted to the hospital with sickle cell disease (SCD) crisis. Both SCD patients had pronounced hemolysis and depleted plasma hemopexin and haptoglobin. Plasma heme and complement activation was markedly increased in one patient, a coinciding observation as demonstrated ex vivo. In conclusion, heme-induced thromboinflammation was largely attenuated by C5 inhibition alone, with a beneficial effect of adding a CD14 inhibitor to attenuate prothrombin activation. Targeting C5 has the potential to reduce thromboinflammation in SCD crisis patients.
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- Anub M Thomas
- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- Linnaeus Centre for Biomaterials Chemistry, Linnaeus University, 391 82 Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Haematology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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- Research Laboratory, Nordland Hospital, 8092 Bodo, Norway
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- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway.,Linnaeus Centre for Biomaterials Chemistry, Linnaeus University, 391 82 Kalmar, Sweden
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- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway.,Research Laboratory, Nordland Hospital, 8092 Bodo, Norway.,K.G. Jebsen Thrombosis Research and Expertise Centre, University of Tromso, 9037 Tromso, Norway; and
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- Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital and K.G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Centre, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway; .,Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, 0027 Oslo, Norway
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Wu B, Wu Y, Tang W. Heme Catabolic Pathway in Inflammation and Immune Disorders. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:825. [PMID: 31396090 PMCID: PMC6667928 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In recent years, the heme catabolic pathway is considered to play an important regulatory role in cell protection, apoptosis, inflammation, and other physiological and pathological processes. An appropriate amount of heme forms the basic elements of various life activities, while when released in large quantities, it can induce toxicity by mediating oxidative stress and inflammation. Heme oxygenase (HO) -1 can catabolize free heme into carbon monoxide (CO), ferrous iron, and biliverdin (BV)/bilirubin (BR). The diverse functions of these metabolites in immune systems are fascinating. Decades work shows that administration of degradation products of heme such as CO and BV/BR exerts protective activities in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis (MS) and other immune disorders. This review elaborates the molecular and biochemical characterization of heme catabolic pathway, discusses the signal transduction and immunomodulatory mechanism in inflammation and summarizes the promising therapeutic strategies based on this pathway in inflammatory and immune disorders.
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- Bing Wu
- Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.,School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Proteomic analysis reveals greater abundance of complement and inflammatory proteins in subcutaneous adipose tissue from postpartum cows treated with sodium salicylate. J Proteomics 2019; 204:103399. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.103399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Dong B, Zhang Z, Xie K, Yang Y, Shi Y, Wang C, Yu Y. Hemopexin promotes angiogenesis via up-regulating HO-1 in rats after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. BMC Anesthesiol 2018; 18:2. [PMID: 29298658 PMCID: PMC5751849 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-017-0466-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is a critical pathophysiological change of ischemic stroke. Heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a rate-limiting enzyme of eliminating excessive free heme by combining with hemopexin (HPX), a plasma protein contributing to alleviating infarct size due to ischemia stroke. This study was to investigate whether HPX could improve angiogenesis after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion via up-regulating HO-1. METHODS Rats were randomly divided into five groups: sham, MCAO, MCAO + Vehicle, MCAO + HPX and MCAO + HPX + protoporphyrin IX (ZnPPIX, an HO-1 inhibitor). Cerebral I/R was induced by MCAO. Saline, vehicle, HPX and HPX + ZnPPIX were respectively given to MCAO group, MCAO + Vehicle group, MCAO + HPX group and MCAO + HPX + ZnPPIX group at the moment after reperfusion by intracerebroventricular injection. Neurological behavioral scores(NBS) was assessed at 24 h and 7d after I/R. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to analyze the mRNA level of HO-1. Angiogenesis in penumbra area was assessed by immunofluorescence detection at 7d after I/R. Serum endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) was assessed by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) at 24 h and 7d after I/R. RESULTS Compared with sham group, the NBS and the mRNA levels of HO-1 at 24 h and 7d after I/R in MCAO group decreased notably (P < 0.05), the new vessel density in ischemia penumbra increased notably at 7d after I/R (P < 0.05), the serum eNOS level increased at 24 h and 7d after I/R (P < 0.05). MCAO group and MCAO + Vehicle group showed no significant differences (P > 0.05). In the MCAO + HPX group, compared with MCAO + Vehicle group, the NBS and the mRNA levels of HO-1 increased drastically at 24 h and 7d after I/R (P < 0.05), the new vessel density in ischemia penumbra increased significantly at 7d after I/R (P < 0.05), the serum eNOS level at 24 h and 7d after I/R ascended notably (P < 0.05). Compared with MCAO + HPX group, the NBS assessment, new vessel density and serum eNOS level decreased at corresponding time points after I/R in MCAO + HPX+ ZnPPIX group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION HPX can promote angiogenesis after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats via up-regulating HO-1.
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- Beibei Dong
- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Institute of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Institute of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Institute of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Institute of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Institute of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Institute of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Tianjin Institute of Anesthesiology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 154 Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, People's Republic of China.
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Li F, Wang P, Liu K, Tarrago MG, Lu J, Chini EN, Ma X. A High Dose of Isoniazid Disturbs Endobiotic Homeostasis in Mouse Liver. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 44:1742-1751. [PMID: 27531952 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.116.070920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Overdose of isoniazid (INH), an antituberculosis drug, can be life-threatening because of neurotoxicity. In clinical practice for management of INH overdose and acute toxicity, the potential of INH-induced hepatotoxicity is also considered. However, the biochemical basis of acute INH toxicity in the liver remains elusive. In the current study, we used an untargeted metabolomic approach to explore the acute effects of INH on endobiotic homeostasis in mouse liver. We found that overdose of INH resulted in accumulation of oleoyl-l-carnitine and linoleoyl-l-carnitine in the liver, indicating mitochondrial dysfunction. We also revealed the interactions between INH and fatty acyl-CoAs by identifying INH-fatty acid amides. In addition, we found that overdose of INH led to the accumulation of heme and oxidized NAD in the liver. We also identified an INH and NAD adduct in the liver. In this adduct, the nicotinamide moiety in NAD was replaced by INH. Furthermore, we illustrated that overdose of INH depleted vitamin B6 in the liver and blocked vitamin B6-dependent cystathionine degradation. These data suggest that INH interacts with multiple biochemical pathways in the liver during acute poisoning caused by INH overdose.
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- Feng Li
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (F.L.); Center for Pharmacogenetics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (P.W., K.L., J.L., X.M.), Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Anesthesiology and Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota (M.G.T., E.N.C.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (F.L.); Center for Pharmacogenetics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (P.W., K.L., J.L., X.M.), Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Anesthesiology and Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota (M.G.T., E.N.C.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (F.L.); Center for Pharmacogenetics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (P.W., K.L., J.L., X.M.), Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Anesthesiology and Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota (M.G.T., E.N.C.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (F.L.); Center for Pharmacogenetics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (P.W., K.L., J.L., X.M.), Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Anesthesiology and Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota (M.G.T., E.N.C.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (F.L.); Center for Pharmacogenetics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (P.W., K.L., J.L., X.M.), Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Anesthesiology and Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota (M.G.T., E.N.C.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (F.L.); Center for Pharmacogenetics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (P.W., K.L., J.L., X.M.), Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Anesthesiology and Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota (M.G.T., E.N.C.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Alkek Center for Molecular Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (F.L.); Center for Pharmacogenetics, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (P.W., K.L., J.L., X.M.), Laboratory of Signal Transduction, Department of Anesthesiology and Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota (M.G.T., E.N.C.)
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Liu LY, McGregor N, Wong BKJ, Butt H, Darby IB. The association between clinical periodontal parameters and free haem concentration within the gingival crevicular fluid: a pilot study. J Periodontal Res 2015; 51:86-94. [DOI: 10.1111/jre.12286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- L. Y. Liu
- Melbourne Dental School; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
- BioScreen Medical; Parkville Vic. Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
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- BioScreen Medical; Parkville Vic. Australia
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- Melbourne Dental School; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne Vic. Australia
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Niu L, Li Y, Li Q. Medicinal properties of organotin compounds and their limitations caused by toxicity. Inorganica Chim Acta 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2014.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lam TK, Rotunno M, Ryan BM, Pesatori AC, Bertazzi PA, Spitz M, Caporaso NE, Landi MT. Heme-related gene expression signatures of meat intakes in lung cancer tissues. Mol Carcinog 2014; 53:548-56. [PMID: 23681825 PMCID: PMC4152901 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Lung cancer causes more deaths worldwide than any other cancer. In addition to cigarette smoking, dietary factors may contribute to lung carcinogenesis. Epidemiologic studies, including the environment and genetics in lung cancer etiology (EAGLE), have reported increased consumption of red/processed meats to be associated with higher risk of lung cancer. Heme-iron toxicity may link meat intake with cancer. We investigated this hypothesis in meat-related lung carcinogenesis using whole genome expression. We measured genome-wide expression (HG-U133A) in 49 tumor and 42 non-involved fresh frozen lung tissues of 64 adenocarcinoma EAGLE patients. We studied gene expression profiles by high-versus-low meat consumption, with and without adjustment by sex, age, and smoking. Threshold for significance was a false discovery rate (FDR) ≤ 0.15. We studied whether the identified genes played a role in heme-iron related processes by means of manually curated literature search and gene ontology-based pathway analysis. We found that gene expression of 232 annotated genes in tumor tissue significantly distinguished lung adenocarcinoma cases who consumed above/below the median intake of fresh red meats (FDR = 0.12). Sixty-three (∼ 28%) of the 232 identified genes (12 expected by chance, P-value < 0.001) were involved in heme binding, absorption, transport, and Wnt signaling pathway (e.g., CYPs, TPO, HPX, HFE, SLCs, and WNTs). We also identified several genes involved in lipid metabolism (e.g., NCR1, TNF, and UCP3) and oxidative stress (e.g., TPO, SGK2, and MTHFR) that may be indirectly related to heme-toxicity. The study's results provide preliminary evidence that heme-iron toxicity might be one underlying mechanism linking fresh red meat intake and lung cancer.
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- Tram Kim Lam
- Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
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- EPOCA, Epidemiology Research Center, Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milan
- Unit of Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy
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- EPOCA, Epidemiology Research Center, Universita’ degli Studi di Milano, Milan
- Unit of Epidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH), DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland
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Wang J, Wang D, Li Y, Gao Y, Wang S, Zuo H, Xu X, Wang S, Peng R. Microarray analysis of altered gene expression and the role of ATF3 in HK-2 cells treated with hemin. Ren Fail 2013; 35:624-32. [PMID: 23560949 DOI: 10.3109/0886022x.2013.780619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify gene expression changes and the role of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) in hemin toxicity in renal tubular epithelial cells, then elucidate molecular mechanisms of hemin toxicity on renal tubular epithelial cells. METHODS An oligo array comprising 35,035 genes was used to compare differential gene expression in hemin-treated and non-treated HK-2 cells (human renal proximal tubular epithelial cells), and the role of ATF3 in hemin toxicity was assessed using siRNA technique. RESULTS A total of 128 mRNAs were at least twofold up-regulated and 101 mRNAs were at least twofold down-regulated after hemin treatment. Expression levels of ATF3, heat shock protein 70, c-fos, and c-jun were remarkably increased. Hemin also suppressed nuclear factor-kappa B inhibitor α, β-2 adrenergic receptor, and interleukin-6 mRNA amounts more than twofold. We further demonstrated the protective role of ATF3 in hemin cytotoxicity. CONCLUSIONS The data suggest that hemin caused multiple changes of gene expression in HK-2 cells, and ATF3 protects against hemin cytotoxicity.
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- Jingwen Wang
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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Wang S, Avery JE, Hannafon BN, Lind SE, Ding WQ. Zinc protoporphyrin suppresses cancer cell viability through a heme oxygenase-1-independent mechanism: the involvement of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 85:1611-8. [PMID: 23523860 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP), a known inhibitor of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), has been reported to have anticancer activity in both in vitro and in vivo model systems. While the mechanisms of ZnPP's anticancer activity remain to be elucidated, it is generally believed that ZnPP suppresses tumor growth through inhibition of HO-1 activity. We examined this hypothesis by altering cellular levels of HO-1 in human ovarian (A2780) and prostate cancer (DU145) cells and found that ZnPP inhibits cancer cell viability through an HO-1-independent mechanism. Neither over-expression nor knockdown of HO-1 significantly alters ZnPP's cytotoxicity in human cancer cells, indicating that HO-1 does not mediate ZnPP's inhibitory effect on cancer cell growth. Consistent with these observations, tin protoporphyrin (SnPP), a well-established HO-1 inhibitor, was found to be much less cytotoxic than ZnPP, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an HO-1 inducer, enhanced ZnPP's cytotoxicity. In an effort to define the mechanisms of ZnPP-induced cytotoxicity, we found that ZnPP but not SnPP, diminished β-catenin expression through proteasome degradation and potently suppressed β-catenin-mediated signaling in our model systems. Thus, ZnPP-induced cytotoxicity is independent of HO-1 expression in cancer cells and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway is potentially involved in ZnPP's anticancer activity.
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- Shuai Wang
- Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Niwa T, Nakada M. A Non-Heme Iron(III) Complex with Porphyrin-like Properties That Catalyzes Asymmetric Epoxidation. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 134:13538-41. [DOI: 10.1021/ja304219s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Takashi Niwa
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of
Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of
Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan
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Ali R, Ahmed S, Qadir M, Ahmad K. Icterus Neonatorum in Near-Term and Term Infants: An overview. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2012; 12:153-60. [PMID: 22548133 PMCID: PMC3327561 DOI: 10.12816/0003107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2011] [Revised: 12/31/2011] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Neonatal jaundice is the yellowish discoloration of the skin and/or sclerae of newborn infants caused by tissue deposition of bilirubin. Physiological jaundice is mild, unconjugated (indirect-reacting) bilirubinaemia, and affects nearly all newborns. Physiological jaundice levels typically peak at 5 to 6 mg/dL (86 to 103 μmol/L) at 72 to 96 hours of age, and do not exceed 17 to 18 mg/dL (291-308 μmol/L). Levels may not peak until seven days of age in Asian infants, or in infants born at 35 to 37 weeks' gestation. Higher levels of unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia are considered pathological and occur in a variety of conditions. The clinical features and management of unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia in healthy near-term and term infants, as well as bilirubin toxicity and the prevention of kernicterus, are reviewed here. The pathogenesis and aetiology of this disorder are discussed separately.
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- Rehan Ali
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Nakao A, Kaczorowski DJ, Sugimoto R, Billiar TR, McCurry KR. Application of heme oxygenase-1, carbon monoxide and biliverdin for the prevention of intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2011; 42:78-88. [PMID: 18385824 PMCID: PMC2266059 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.2008013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2007] [Accepted: 12/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury occurs frequently in a variety of clinical settings, including mesenteric artery occlusion, abdominal aneurism surgery, trauma, shock, and small intestinal transplantation, and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Although the exact mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of intestinal I/R injury have not been fully elucidated, it is generally believed that polymorphonuclear neutrophils, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and mediators generated in the setting of oxidative stress, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), play important roles. Heme oxygenase (HO) is the rate-limiting enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of heme into equimolar quantities of biliverdin and carbon monoxide (CO), while the central iron is released. An inducible form of HO (HO-1), biliverdin, and CO, have been shown to possess generalized endogenous anti-inflammatory activities and provide protection against intestinal I/R injury. Further, recent observations have demonstrated that exogenous HO-1 expression, as well as exogenously administered CO and biliverdin, have potent cytoprotective effects on intestinal I/R injury as well. Here, we summarize the currently available data regarding the role of the HO system in the prevention intestinal I/R injury.
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- Atsunori Nakao
- Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Monteiro APT, Pinheiro CS, Luna-Gomes T, Alves LR, Maya-Monteiro CM, Porto BN, Barja-Fidalgo C, Benjamim CF, Peters-Golden M, Bandeira-Melo C, Bozza MT, Canetti C. Leukotriene B4Mediates Neutrophil Migration Induced by Heme. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2011; 186:6562-7. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1002400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Hao K, Hanawa H, Ding L, Ota Y, Yoshida K, Toba K, Ogura M, Ito H, Kodama M, Aizawa Y. Free heme is a danger signal inducing expression of proinflammatory proteins in cultured cells derived from normal rat hearts. Mol Immunol 2011; 48:1191-202. [PMID: 21470686 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Endogenous molecules from damaged tissue act as danger signals to trigger or amplify the immune/inflammatory response. In this study, we examined whether free heme induced pro-inflammatory proteins in cultured cells derived from normal hearts and investigated the cells targeted by heme, together with its mechanism of action in these cells. We cultured collagenase-isolated heart-derived cells from normal rats and examined whether free heme induced pro-inflammatory proteins, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and NF-κB activation, by quantitative RT-PCR, ELISA and flow cytometry. Free heme increased mRNA of various pro-inflammatory proteins in cultured cardiac resident cells (CCRC) (at least 100-fold) and induced intracellular ROS formation. Approximately 85-90% of CCRC are fibroblast/smooth muscle cells and 10-15% are CD11bc-positive macrophages; therefore to examine individual target cells, macrophage-deleted (CD11bc-negative) CCRC, primary cultured cells (cardiac fibroblasts, arterial smooth muscle cells and cardiac microvascular endothelial cells) and macrophage cells lines (NR8383) were similarly treated. Free heme activated NF-κB and induced expression of some pro-inflammatory proteins, including IL-1 and TNF-α in NR8383. On the other hand, macrophage-deleted CCRC strongly increased expression of these proteins on treatment with IL-1 or TNF-α, but not free heme. Induction of expression of pro-inflammatory proteins by free heme was not inhibited by intracellular ROS reduction, but by protease and proteasome inhibitors capable of regulating NF-κB. These data suggest that free heme strongly induces various pro-inflammatory proteins in injured hearts through NF-κB activation in cardiac resident macrophages and through cross-talk between macrophages and fibroblast/smooth muscle cells mediated inter alia by IL-1, TNF-α.
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- Kazuhisa Hao
- Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori, Niigata 951-8120, Japan
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Ping Z, Liu W, Kang Z, Cai J, Wang Q, Cheng N, Wang S, Wang S, Zhang JH, Sun X. Sulforaphane protects brains against hypoxic-ischemic injury through induction of Nrf2-dependent phase 2 enzyme. Brain Res 2010; 1343:178-85. [PMID: 20417626 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2010] [Revised: 04/15/2010] [Accepted: 04/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) brain injury involves reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inflammatory responses. Sulforaphane (SFN), an isothiocyanate found in cruciferous vegetables, has cytoprotective effects against oxidative stress and its effect was mediated by NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2), a transcription factor, and heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) which is one of Nrf2 downstream target genes. This study was undertaken to investigate the neuroprotective mechanisms of SFN in a neonatal HI rat model. Seven-day-old rat pups were subjected to left common carotid artery ligation and hypoxia (8% oxygen at 37 degrees C) for 90 min. SFN (5mg/kg) was systemically administered 30 min before HI insult. Brain injury was assessed by 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazoliumchloride (TTC), Nissl, TUNEL staining, malondialdehyde (MDA), 8OH-dG level, and caspase-3 activity in the cortex and hippocampus. SFN pretreatment increased the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 in the brain and reduced infarct ratio at 24h after HI. The number of TUNEL-positive neurons as well as activated macroglia and the amount of 8OH-dG, were markedly reduced after SFN treatment, accompanied by suppressed caspase-3 activity and reduced lipid peroxidation (MDA) level. These results demonstrated that SFN could exert neuroprotective effects through increasing Nrf2 and HO-1 expression.
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- Zhang Ping
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Changzhou No 2 People's Hospital, Jiangsu 213003, PR China
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Tolosano E, Fagoonee S, Morello N, Vinchi F, Fiorito V. Heme scavenging and the other facets of hemopexin. Antioxid Redox Signal 2010; 12:305-20. [PMID: 19650691 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2009.2787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hemopexin is an acute-phase plasma glycoprotein, produced mainly by the liver and released into plasma, where it binds heme with high affinity. Other sites of hemopexin synthesis are the nervous system, skeletal muscle, retina, and kidney. The only known receptor for the heme-hemopexin complex is the scavenger receptor, LDL receptor-related protein (LRP)1, which is expressed in most cell types, thus indicating multiple sites of heme-hemopexin complex recovery. The better-characterized function of hemopexin is heme scavenging at the systemic level, consisting of the transport of heme to the liver, where it is catabolyzed or used for the synthesis of hemoproteins or exported to bile canaliculi. This is important both in physiologic heme management for heme-iron recycling and in pathologic conditions associated with intravascular hemolysis to prevent the prooxidant and proinflammatory effects of heme. Other than scavenging heme, the heme-hemopexin complex has been shown to be able to activate signaling pathways, thus promoting cell survival, and to modulate gene expression. In this review, the importance of heme scavenging by hemopexin, as well as the other emerging functions of this protein, are discussed.
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- Emanuela Tolosano
- Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
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Interaction of porphyrins with human organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1. Chem Biol Interact 2009; 182:45-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Revised: 06/08/2009] [Accepted: 06/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nhien NTT, Huy NT, Naito M, Oida T, Uyen DT, Huang M, Kikuchi M, Harada S, Nakayama K, Hirayama K, Kamei K. Neutralization of toxic haem by Porphyromonas gingivalis haemoglobin receptor. J Biochem 2009; 147:317-25. [PMID: 19861401 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Free haem is known to be toxic to organs, tissues and cells. It enhances permeability by binding to a cell membrane, which leads to cell death, and damages lipids, proteins and DNA through the generation of reactive oxygen species. Lysine- and arginine-specific gingipains (Kgp and RgpA/B) are major proteinases that play an important role in the pathogenicity of a black-pigmented periodontopathogen named Porphyromonas gingivalis. One of the adhesin domains of gingipain, HbR could bind haem as an iron nutrient source for P. gingivalis. Using erythrocyte and its membrane as a model, results from the present study demonstrate that recombinant HbR expressed in Escherichia coli could inhibit haem-induced haemolysis, probably through removing haem from the haem-membrane complex and lowering free haem toxicity by mediating dimerization of haem molecules. The ability to protect a cell membrane from haem toxicity is a new function for HbR.
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- Nguyen Thanh Thuy Nhien
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Wu H, McBride TJ, Isanhart JP, Cox SB, Hooper MJ. Responses of glutamate cysteine ligase and glutathione to oxidants in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2009; 72:1572-1578. [PMID: 19328550 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2008] [Revised: 02/22/2009] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Sensitivities of a wildlife species, deer mice, to oxidants were evaluated. A single dose (1589 mg/kg body weight by intraperitoneal injection) of carbon tetrachloride, a typical hepatotoxicant, caused changes in GCL activity and GSH content in multiple organs of deer mice. Hepatic GCL activity and GSH content were depleted substantially (P<0.01), renal GCL activity increased (P<0.05). Blood, brain and heart GCL activities increased (P<0.05), whereas GSH contents decreased significantly. Deer mice were exposed to Pb, or Pb together with Cu and Zn via drinking water for 4 weeks. GCL activities were not significantly affected by treatments. GSH contents were increased significantly by Pb alone, Pb with medium and high concentrations of Cu and Zn. Effects of multi-metal-contaminated soil were investigated via lactational, juvenile and lifelong exposure to feed supplemented with soils. Metal-contaminated soils did not lead to significant effects in pups via lactation, 50-day exposure altered GSH content marginally, while 100-day exposure resulted in marked GCL activity depletion. After 100-day exposure, GCL activities of the medium soil-, high soil- and Pb-treated deer mice were only 53%, 40% and 46% of the control, respectively (P<0.0001).
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- Hongmei Wu
- The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA.
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Mobley AS, Lucero MT, Michel WC. Cross-species comparison of metabolite profiles in chemosensory epithelia: an indication of metabolite roles in chemosensory cells. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2008; 291:410-32. [PMID: 18361450 DOI: 10.1002/ar.20666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Comparative studies of chemosensory systems in vertebrates and invertebrates have greatly enhanced our understanding of anatomical and physiological constraints of chemical detection. Immunohistochemical comparisons of chemosensory systems are difficult to make across species due to limited cross-reactivity of mammalian-based antibodies. Immunostaining chemosensory tissues with glutaraldehyde-based antibodies generated against small metabolites in combination with hierarchical cluster analyses provide a novel approach for identifying and classifying cell types regardless of species. We used this "metabolite profiling" technique to determine whether metabolite profiles can be used to identify cell classes within and across different species including mouse, zebrafish, lobster and squid. Within a species, metabolite profiles for distinct cell classes were generally consistent. We found several metabolite-based cell classifications that mirrored function or receptor protein-based classifications. Although profiles of all six metabolites differed across species, we found that specific metabolites were associated with certain cell types. For example, elevated levels of glutathione were characteristic of nonsensory cells from vertebrates, suggesting an antioxidative role in non-neuronal cells in sensory tissues. Collectively, we found significantly different metabolite profiles for distinct cell populations in chemosensory tissue within all of the species studied. Based on their roles in other systems or cells, we discuss the roles of L-arginine, L-aspartate, L-glutamate, glycine, glutathione, and taurine within chemosensory epithelia.
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Hemozoin: oil versus water. Parasitol Int 2007; 57:89-96. [PMID: 18373972 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2007.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2007] [Revised: 09/26/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Because the quinolines inhibit heme crystallization within the malaria parasite much work has focused on mechanism of formation and inhibition of hemozoin. Here we review the recent evidence for heme crystallization within lipids in diverse parasites and the new implications of a lipid site of crystallization for drug targeting. Within leukocytes hemozoin can generate toxic radical lipid metabolites, which may alter immune function or reduce deformability of uninfected erythrocytes.
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Zenclussen AC, Schumacher A, Zenclussen ML, Wafula P, Volk HD. Immunology of pregnancy: cellular mechanisms allowing fetal survival within the maternal uterus. Expert Rev Mol Med 2007; 9:1-14. [PMID: 17462112 DOI: 10.1017/s1462399407000294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Pregnancy success remains a fascinating phenomenon to immunologists as it defies the immunological rules of rejection. Although it was previously thought that the maternal immune system does not see the fetus, it is now well documented that fetal cells reach the maternal body and encounter host immune cells. Natural tolerance mechanisms following this interaction remain to be fully elucidated. This article reviews the current literature on mechanisms of adaptive immunity, with emphasis on regulatory T cells and heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1). We propose a scenario in which regulatory T cells create a tolerant microenvironment at the fetal-maternal interface characterised by the presence of tolerance-associated molecules such as HO-1, which has been shown to be of vital importance for fetal survival.
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- Ana Claudia Zenclussen
- AG Reproduktionsimmunologie, Institut für Medizinische Immunologie, Charite, Medizinische Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
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Wang F, Wang T, Lai J, Li M, Zou C. Vitamin E inhibits hemolysis induced by hemin as a membrane stabilizer. Biochem Pharmacol 2006; 71:799-805. [PMID: 16405920 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2005.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2005] [Revised: 12/05/2005] [Accepted: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hemin is a potential cytolytic agent. To test the effect of vitamin E on hemin-mediated permeability in cell membranes, sheep erythrocytes were chosen as an appropriate model to study hemolysis induced by hemin. Hemin-induced hemolysis but did not elicit lipid peroxidation in sheep erythrocytes. Vitamin E was effective in inhibiting hemin-mediated hemolysis. Both chromanol ring and the isoprenoid side chain of tocopherols were essential for inhibition of hemin-induced hemolysis. There was a strong correlation between the inhibitory effects of tocopherols on hemin-induced erythrocyte hemolysis and their effects on fluorescence anisotropy of cell membranes. Our results suggested that, in contrast to its antioxidant activity, vitamin E inhibits hemolysis induced by hemin as a membrane stabilizing agent.
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- Fang Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
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Arruda MA, Graça-Souza AV, Barja-Fidalgo C. Heme and innate immunity: new insights for an old molecule. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2006; 100:799-803. [PMID: 16410972 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762005000700022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hemolytic episodes such as sickle cell disease, malaria and ischemia-reperfusion occurrence are often associated to the statement of an inflammatory response which may develop or not to a chronic inflammatory status. Although these pathological states are triggered by distinct etiological agents, all of them are associated to high levels of free heme in circulation. In this review, we aim to focus the very recent achievements that have led to the statement of free heme as a proinflammatory molecule, which may play a central role during the onset and/or persistence of inflammation during these pathologies.
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- Maria Augusta Arruda
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 20551-030 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Li SD, Su YD, Li M, Zou CG. Hemin-mediated hemolysis in erythrocytes: effects of ascorbic acid and glutathione. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2006; 38:63-9. [PMID: 16395529 DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7270.2006.00127.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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In the present work, we investigated the effect of ascorbic acid and glutathione on hemolysis induced by hemin in erythrocytes. Ascorbic acid not only enhanced hemolysis, but also induced formation of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in the presence of hemin. It has been shown that glutathione inhibits hemin-induced hemolysis by mediating hemin degradation. Erythrocytes depleted of glutathione became very sensitive to oxidative stress induced by hemin and ascorbic acid. H(2)O(2) was involved in hemin-mediated hemolysis in the presence of ascorbic acid. However, a combination of glutathione and ascorbic acid was more effective in inhibiting hemolysis induced by hemin than glutathione alone. Extracellular and intracellular ascorbic acid exhibited a similar effect on hemin-induced hemolysis or inhibition of hemin-induced hemolysis by glutathione. The current study indicates that ascorbic acid might function as an antioxidant or prooxidant in hemin-mediated hemolysis, depending on whether glutathione is available.
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- Shu-De Li
- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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Wu L, Wang R. Carbon Monoxide: Endogenous Production, Physiological Functions, and Pharmacological Applications. Pharmacol Rev 2005; 57:585-630. [PMID: 16382109 DOI: 10.1124/pr.57.4.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 648] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Over the last decade, studies have unraveled many aspects of endogenous production and physiological functions of carbon monoxide (CO). The majority of endogenous CO is produced in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme heme oxygenase (HO). Inducible HO (HO-1) and constitutive HO (HO-2) are mostly recognized for their roles in the oxidation of heme and production of CO and biliverdin, whereas the biological function of the third HO isoform, HO-3, is still unclear. The tissue type-specific distribution of these HO isoforms is largely linked to the specific biological actions of CO on different systems. CO functions as a signaling molecule in the neuronal system, involving the regulation of neurotransmitters and neuropeptide release, learning and memory, and odor response adaptation and many other neuronal activities. The vasorelaxant property and cardiac protection effect of CO have been documented. A plethora of studies have also shown the importance of the roles of CO in the immune, respiratory, reproductive, gastrointestinal, kidney, and liver systems. Our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate the production and mediate the physiological actions of CO has greatly advanced. Many diseases, including neurodegenerations, hypertension, heart failure, and inflammation, have been linked to the abnormality in CO metabolism and function. Enhancement of endogenous CO production and direct delivery of exogenous CO have found their applications in many health research fields and clinical settings. Future studies will further clarify the gasotransmitter role of CO, provide insight into the pathogenic mechanisms of many CO abnormality-related diseases, and pave the way for innovative preventive and therapeutic strategies based on the physiologic effects of CO.
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- Lingyun Wu
- Department of Biology, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Rd., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada P7B 5E1
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Suits MDL, Pal GP, Nakatsu K, Matte A, Cygler M, Jia Z. Identification of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 heme oxygenase with tandem functional repeats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:16955-60. [PMID: 16275907 PMCID: PMC1287972 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0504289102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2005] [Accepted: 09/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Heme oxygenases (HOs) catalyze the oxidation of heme to biliverdin, carbon monoxide (CO), and free iron. Iron acquisition is critical for invading microorganisms to enable survival and growth. Here we report the crystal structure of ChuS, which displays a previously uncharacterized fold and is unique compared with other characterized HOs. Despite only 19% sequence identity between the N- and C-terminal halves, these segments of ChuS represent a structural duplication, with a root-mean-square deviation of 2.1 A between the two repeats. ChuS is capable of using ascorbic acid or cytochrome P450 reductase-NADPH as electron sources for heme oxygenation. CO detection confirmed that ChuS is a HO, and we have identified it in pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7. Based on sequence analysis, this HO is present in many bacteria, although not in the E. coli K-12 strain. The N- and C-terminal halves of ChuS are each a functional HO.
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- Michael D L Suits
- Departments of Biochemistry and Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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Abu-Bakar A, Moore MR, Lang MA. Evidence for induced microsomal bilirubin degradation by cytochrome P450 2A5. Biochem Pharmacol 2005; 70:1527-35. [PMID: 16183037 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2005.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2005] [Revised: 08/15/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Oxidative metabolism of bilirubin (BR) -- a breakdown product of haem with cytoprotective and toxic properties -- is an important route of detoxification in addition to glucuronidation. The major enzyme(s) involved in this oxidative degradation are not known. In this paper, we present evidence for a major role of the hepatic cytochrome P450 2A5 (Cyp2a5) in BR degradation during cadmium intoxication, where the BR levels are elevated following induction of haem oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Treatment of DBA/2J mice with CdCl(2) induced both the Cyp2a5 and HO-1, and increased the microsomal BR degradation activity. By contrast, the total cytochrome P450 (CYP) content and the expression of Cyp1a2 were down-regulated by the treatment. The induction of the HO-1 and Cyp2a5 was substantial at the mRNA, protein and enzyme activity levels. In each case, the up-regulation of HO-1 preceded that of Cyp2a5 with a 5-10h interval. BR totally inhibited the microsomal Cyp2a5-dependent coumarin hydroxylase activity, with an IC(50) approximately equal to the substrate concentration. The 7-methoxyresorufin 7-O-demethylase (MROD) activity, catalyzed mainly by the Cyp1a2, was inhibited up to 36% by BR. The microsomal BR degradation was inhibited by coumarin and a monoclonal antibody against the Cyp2a5 by about 90%. Furthermore, 7-methoxyresorufin, a substrate for the Cyp1a2, inhibited BR degradation activity by approximately 20%. In sum, the results strongly suggest a major role for Cyp2a5 in the oxidative degradation of BR. Secondly, the coordinated up-regulation of the HO-1 and Cyp2a5 during Cd-mediated injury implicates a network of enzyme systems in the maintenance of balancing BR production and elimination.
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- A'edah Abu-Bakar
- National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology, University of Queensland, 39 Kessels Road, Coopers Plains, 4108 Brisbane, Qld., Australia.
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Srisook K, Kim C, Cha YN. Molecular mechanisms involved in enhancing HO-1 expression: de-repression by heme and activation by Nrf2, the "one-two" punch. Antioxid Redox Signal 2005; 7:1674-87. [PMID: 16356129 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2005.7.1674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Heme oxygenase (HO)-1 is a stress response protein, which confers cytoprotection against oxidative injury and provides a vital function in maintaining tissue homeostasis. Molecular mechanisms involved in the inducible transcription of ho-1 occurring in response to numerous and diverse stressful conditions have remained elusive. Since the discovery of E1 and E2, the two upstream enhancers regulating induction of ho-1 transcription in 1989, there have been many studies dealing with molecular mechanisms involved in enhancing HO-1 expression. In this commentary, recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms involved in the induction of HO-1 expression in mammalian cells are summarized with some supportive results reported by others. Currently available data indicate that activation of ho-1 transcription involves both the heme (native substrate)-dependent selective alleviation of repressor and the oxidative stress-dependent activation of transcriptional activator. The stress-released free-heme (HO-1 substrate) from hemoproteins involved in causing oxidative stress itself appears to act as a molecular switch controlling the repressor- activator antagonism on the enhancer sequences of ho-1. Thus, induction of HO-1 appears to operate in a manner like a simple feedback loop. dox Signal. 7, 1674-1687.
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- Klaokwan Srisook
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
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Sasakura Y, Kanda K, Yoshimura-Suzuki T, Matsui T, Fukuzono S, Shimizu T. Investigation of the relationship between protein-protein interaction and catalytic activity of a heme-regulated phosphodiesterase from Escherichia coli (Ec DOS) by protein microarray. Biochemistry 2005; 44:9598-605. [PMID: 16008345 DOI: 10.1021/bi050406u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ec DOS, a heme-regulated phosphodiesterase from Escherichia coli, is composed of an N-terminal heme-bound PAS domain and a C-terminal phosphodiesterase domain. The heme redox state in the PAS domain regulates Ec DOS phosphodiesterase activity. Interestingly, the isolated heme-bound PAS fragment enhances phosphodiesterase activity of full-length Ec DOS. The enhancement is also regulated by the heme redox state of the isolated PAS domain. In the present study, we used a newly developed protein microarray system to examine the relationship between catalytic activity and the interaction of full-length Ec DOS and the isolated PAS fragment. Adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP), a substrate of the Ec DOS phosphodiesterase, was found to be indispensable for the interaction between Ec DOS and the PAS fragment, and two phosphodiesterase inhibitors, 3-isobutyl-methyl-xanthine and etazolate hydrochloride, hindered the interaction. In addition, an enzyme with a mutation in the putative cAMP-binding sites (H590 and H594) was unable to interact with Ec DOS and lacked enzymatic activity. These results strongly suggest a close relationship between Ec DOS phosphodiesterase activity and interaction with the isolated PAS fragment. Therefore, this study provides insights into the mechanism of how the isolated PAS domain activates Ec DOS, which has important implications for the general role of the isolated PAS domain in cells. Moreover, we found that multiple microscale analyses using the protein microarray system had several advantages over conventional affinity column methods, including the quantity of protein needed, the sensitivity, the variability of immobilized protein, and the time required for the experiment.
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MESH Headings
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases/antagonists & inhibitors
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases/chemistry
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases/genetics
- 3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases/metabolism
- Alanine/genetics
- Animals
- Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Nuclear Translocator
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
- Carrier Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Carrier Proteins/chemistry
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Catalysis
- Chromatography, Affinity
- Cyclic AMP/antagonists & inhibitors
- Cyclic AMP/chemistry
- DNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry
- DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Drosophila Proteins
- Escherichia coli Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Escherichia coli Proteins/chemistry
- Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics
- Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism
- Heme-Binding Proteins
- Hemeproteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Hemeproteins/chemistry
- Hemeproteins/genetics
- Hemeproteins/metabolism
- Histidine/genetics
- Mice
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Nuclear Proteins/chemistry
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Period Circadian Proteins
- Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors/chemistry
- Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases
- Protein Array Analysis/methods
- Protein Interaction Mapping/methods
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/chemistry
- Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/metabolism
- Sequence Deletion
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Substrate Specificity
- Transcription Factors/chemistry
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Type III Secretion Systems
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- Yukie Sasakura
- Bio-Medical Center, R&D Division, Nanotechnology Product Business Group, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, 312-8504, Japan
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Arruda MA, Graça-Souza AV, Barja-Fidalgo C. [NO TITLE AVAILABLE]. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2005. [DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762005000900039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Aneja R, Dass SK, Chandra R. Modulatory influence of tin-protoporphyrin on gossypol-induced alterations of heme oxygenase activity in male wistar rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2003; 28:237-43. [PMID: 14527098 DOI: 10.1007/bf03190491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gossypol--a male contraceptive is toxic and causes anorexia, reduction in body weight, hypokalemia etc. It prevents liberation of oxygen from oxyhemoglobin and has hemolytic effect on erythrocytes and leads to microcytic hypochromic anemia. SnPP has been shown to either competitively suppress or to significantly ameliorate a variety of naturally occuring or experimentally induced forms of jaundice in animals and man by inhibiting heme degradation. In this paper novel tissue-dependent response to differential dosing regimen of gossypol and gossypol in association with Sn-protoporphyrin (SnPP) is described. Gossypol was found to be a stimulator of heme oxygenase activity in the liver and kidney to varying degrees. This tissue response contrasted with that of the spleen, where gossypol decreased the activity of the enzyme. The increase in enzymatic activity was accompanied by a decline in the total microsomal protein content on gossypol administration. The gossypol mediated an increase of heme oxygenase activity, elevated bilirubin levels leading to hyperbilirubinemia. The stimulatory effect of gossypol was counteracted to a considerable extent when SnPP was simultaneously administered. Hence, we envision the importance of combined rather than single exposures in defining the realms of toxicology of these and other related drugs. We further envisage the existence of important gossypol-heme interactions in the regulation of heme metabolism.
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- Ritu Aneja
- Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Wagener FADTG, Volk HD, Willis D, Abraham NG, Soares MP, Adema GJ, Figdor CG. Different faces of the heme-heme oxygenase system in inflammation. Pharmacol Rev 2003; 55:551-71. [PMID: 12869663 DOI: 10.1124/pr.55.3.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 422] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The heme-heme oxygenase system has recently been recognized to possess important regulatory properties. It is tightly involved in both physiological as well as pathophysiological processes, such as cytoprotection, apoptosis, and inflammation. Heme functions as a double-edged sword. In moderate quantities and bound to protein, it forms an essential element for various biological processes, but when unleashed in large amounts, it can become toxic by mediating oxidative stress and inflammation. The effect of this free heme on the vascular system is determined by extracellular factors, such as hemoglobin/heme-binding proteins, haptoglobin, albumin, and hemopexin, and intracellular factors, including heme oxygenases and ferritin. Heme oxygenase (HO) enzyme activity results in the degradation of heme and the production of iron, carbon monoxide, and biliverdin. All these heme-degradation products are potentially toxic, but may also provide strong cytoprotection, depending on the generated amounts and the microenvironment. Pre-induction of HO activity has been demonstrated to ameliorate inflammation and mediate potent resistance to oxidative injury. A better understanding of the complex heme-heme
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- Frank A D T G Wagener
- Department of Tumor Immunology, University Medical Center Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Atamna H, Killilea DW, Killilea AN, Ames BN. Heme deficiency may be a factor in the mitochondrial and neuronal decay of aging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:14807-12. [PMID: 12417755 PMCID: PMC137500 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.192585799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Heme, a major functional form of iron in the cell, is synthesized in the mitochondria by ferrochelatase inserting ferrous iron into protoporphyrin IX. Heme deficiency was induced with N-methylprotoporphyrin IX, a selective inhibitor of ferrochelatase, in two human brain cell lines, SHSY5Y (neuroblastoma) and U373 (astrocytoma), as well as in rat primary hippocampal neurons. Heme deficiency in brain cells decreases mitochondrial complex IV, activates nitric oxide synthase, alters amyloid precursor protein, and corrupts iron and zinc homeostasis. The metabolic consequences resulting from heme deficiency seem similar to dysfunctional neurons in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Heme-deficient SHSY5Y or U373 cells die when induced to differentiate or to proliferate, respectively. The role of heme in these observations could result from its interaction with heme regulatory motifs in specific proteins or secondary to the compromised mitochondria. Common causes of heme deficiency include aging, deficiency of iron and vitamin B6, and exposure to toxic metals such as aluminum. Iron and B6 deficiencies are especially important because they are widespread, but they are also preventable with supplementation. Thus, heme deficiency or dysregulation may be an important and preventable component of the neurodegenerative process.
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- Hani Atamna
- Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
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Wagener FA, Eggert A, Boerman OC, Oyen WJ, Verhofstad A, Abraham NG, Adema G, van Kooyk Y, de Witte T, Figdor CG. Heme is a potent inducer of inflammation in mice and is counteracted by heme oxygenase. Blood 2001; 98:1802-11. [PMID: 11535514 DOI: 10.1182/blood.v98.6.1802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 317] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Various pathologic conditions, such as hemorrhage, hemolysis and cell injury, are characterized by the release of large amounts of heme. Recently, it was demonstrated that heme oxygenase (HO), the heme-degrading enzyme, and heme are able to modulate adhesion molecule expression in vitro. In the present study, the effects of heme and HO on inflammation in mice were analyzed by monitoring the biodistribution of radiolabeled liposomes and leukocytes in conjunction with immunohistochemistry. Small liposomes accumulate in inflamed tissues by diffusion because of locally enhanced vascular permeability, whereas leukocytes actively migrate into inflammatory areas through specific adhesive interactions with the endothelium and chemotaxis. Exposure to heme resulted in a dramatic increase in liposome accumulation in the pancreas, but also intestines, liver, and spleen exhibited significantly increased vascular permeability. Similarly, intravenously administered heme caused an enhanced influx of radiolabeled leukocytes into these organs. Immunohistochemical analysis showed differential up-regulation of the adhesion molecules ICAM-1, P-selectin, and fibronectin in liver and pancreas in heme-treated animals. Heme-induced adhesive properties were accompanied by a massive influx of granulocytes into these inflamed tissues, suggesting an important contribution to the pathogenesis of inflammatory processes. Moreover, inhibition of HO activity exacerbated heme-induced granulocyte infiltration. Here it is demonstrated for the first time that heme induces increased vascular permeability, adhesion molecule expression, and leukocyte recruitment in vivo, whereas HO antagonizes heme-induced inflammation possibly through the down-modulation of adhesion molecules.
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- F A Wagener
- Department of Tumor Immunology, University Medical Center Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Chandra R, Dass SK, Tomar P, Tiwari M. Cadmium, carcinogen, co-carcinogen and anti carcinogen. Indian J Clin Biochem 2001; 16:145-52. [PMID: 23105310 PMCID: PMC3453642 DOI: 10.1007/bf02864853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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As a stress agent, inducing apoptosis and blocking it, Cd can have both helpful and harmful effects. The atmosphere is a thin envelope which makes the worid a global village. Cd is the most toxic metal in air. As both the first and second messenger of the stress response, it is synergistically toxic with all other stressors, including many other carcinogens. Elimination of Pb and its replacement with added benzene in gasoline appears to have increased the toxicity of atmospheric Cd. With scientific understanding of the molecular basis of Cd's role in carcinogenesis and anti-carcinogenesis, primary cancer prevention can be practiced by reducing Cd and chemical air pollution and educating the public on smoke cessation, healthy eating habits and stress reduction. Using the existing information on Cd and its effects, determinations could be made on established cancers so that individualized treatment protocols can be developed to improve patient care.
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- R Chandra
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110 007 Delhi
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A large number of natural and synthetic porphyrins of diverse chemical compositions and characteristics can be isolated from nature or synthesised in the laboratory. Antimicrobial and antiviral activities of porphyrins are based on their ability to catalyse peroxidase and oxidase reactions, absorb photons and generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and partition into lipids of bacterial membranes. Light-dependent, photodynamic activity of natural and synthetic porphyrins and pthalocyanines against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria has been well demonstrated. Some non-iron metalloporphyrins (MPs) possess a powerful light-independent antimicrobial activity that is based on the ability of these compounds to increase the sensitivity of bacteria to ROS or directly produce ROS. MPs mimic haem in their molecular structure and are actively accumulated by bacteria via high affinity haem-uptake systems. The same uptake systems can be used to deliver antibiotic-porphyrin and antibacterial peptide-porphyrin conjugates. Haemin, the most well known natural porphyrin, possesses a significant antibacterial activity that is augmented by the presence of physiological concentrations of hydrogen peroxide or a reducing agent. Natural and synthetic porphyrins have relatively low toxicity in vitro and in vivo. The ability for numerous chemical modifications and the large number of different mechanisms by which porphyrins affect microbial and viral pathogens place porphyrins into a group of compounds with an outstanding potential for discovery of novel agents, procedures and materials active against pathogenic microorganisms.
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- I Stojiljkovic
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory School of Medicine, 1510 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Jover R, Hoffmann F, Scheffler-Koch V, Lindberg RL. Limited heme synthesis in porphobilinogen deaminase-deficient mice impairs transcriptional activation of specific cytochrome P450 genes by phenobarbital. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2000; 267:7128-37. [PMID: 11106424 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01815.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Heme is not only a very important prosthetic group that modulates the structure and activity of heme proteins but also a regulatory molecule that controls metabolic pathways and the biosynthesis of various proteins. However, investigation into heme regulatory effects in higher vertebrates has been hampered by the lack of a suitable animal model. A knockout mouse with targeted disruption of porphobilinogen deaminase, the third enzyme of the heme pathway, has been generated in our laboratory and used in the present study as an in vivo model of heme deficiency to explore diverse heme regulatory properties. In this model with a defined heme disturbance, we observed a superinductive response of delta-aminolevulinate synthase, the first enzyme in heme synthesis, after phenobarbital treatment. We also found that limited heme is associated with decreased induction of cytochrome P450 by phenobarbital as a consequence of impaired gene transcription. This inhibitory effect is isoenzyme-specific, being significant for cyp2a5. The activity and mRNA level of this particular cytochrome P450 are significantly lower in the phenobarbital-induced porphobilinogen deaminase-deficient mice (55% and 43%, respectively), but its expression can be restored to normal values when exogenous heme is administered. Other heme proteins, namely neuronal nitric oxide synthase and soluble guanylate cyclase, function normally in mice with limited heme. Our results demonstrate that the expression of various heme proteins is differentially regulated in conditions of reduced heme availability. Moreover, our findings emphasize the importance of heme protein function in the genesis of pathophysiological manifestations in acute intermittent porphyria.
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- R Jover
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
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Chandra R, Tiwari M, Kaur P, Sharma M, Jain R, Dass S. Metalloporphyrins-Applications and clinical significance. Indian J Clin Biochem 2000; 15:183-99. [PMID: 23105282 PMCID: PMC3454067 DOI: 10.1007/bf02867558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The fascinating structures of naturally occurring porphyrins and metalloporphyrins have been perfected by nature to give functional dyes par excellence. The important roles these tetrapyrrolic macrocycles play in vital biological processes, in particular photosynthesis (chlorophyll), oxygen transport (hemoglobin), oxygen activation (cytochrome), have led to their characterization as 'pigments of life'. Because porphyrins possess extended π-electron systems and exhibit stability, they are finding use, to an increasing extent, in advanced materials, as components in organic metals, molecular wires, and other devices. In medicine, porphyrins are experiencing a renaissance due to the advent of photodynamic therapy of great promise in the treatment of cancer and dermatological diseases. The interdisciplinary interest porphyrins thus generate has provided the impetus to develop Novel-porphyrin like molecules anticipated to exhibit special properties, by structural variation of the tetrapyrrolic macrocycle, while maintaining a (4n+2)π main conjugation pathway.In addition to their esoteric application in science, porphyrins have been shown to have profound implications for therapeutic purposes. Their photosensitizing properties have led to their utilization in photodynamic therapy. Certain metalloporphyrins such as SnPP are being tested as drugs for the treatment of neonatal jaundice. Metalloporphyrins are serving as SOD mimetics to combat oxidative stress and a range of metalloporphyrin complexes have been proposed as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Ramesh Chandra
- B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110007 Delhi
- Bundelkhand University, 284128 Jhansi, U.P. India
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- B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110007 Delhi
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- B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110007 Delhi
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- B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110007 Delhi
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- B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110007 Delhi
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- B.R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110007 Delhi
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Hofmann B, Bogdanov A, Marecos E, Ebert W, Semmler W, Weissleder R. Mechanism of gadophrin-2 accumulation in tumor necrosis. J Magn Reson Imaging 1999; 9:336-41. [PMID: 10077034 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2586(199902)9:2<336::aid-jmri28>3.0.co;2-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The molecular mechanism by which gadophrin-2 targets necrotic tumor tissue was investigated. Biodistribution studies and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histologic/autoradiographic correlation were performed in xenograft mouse models bearing human tumors (HT 29, WiDr, LX 1). Binding of gadophrin-2 to DNA, lipids, or proteins was determined by fluorescence spectrophotometry. Protein binding was determined by dialysis and gel electrophoresis. Accumulation of gadophrin-2 was low (<0.7% injected dose/g tissue at 24 hours after injection) in viable tumor but higher in necrotic tumor regions and was readily detectable by MRI. Within a given tumor, the agent preferentially localized in the periphery of necrotic areas. Within these regions gadophrin-2 was bound to interstitial albumin and not other proteins, lipids, or DNA. Tumoral accumulation of gadophrin-2 most likely occurs through its binding to plasma albumin and subsequent slow extravasation into the tumor interstitium.
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- B Hofmann
- Center for Molecular Imaging Research, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown 02129, USA
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Chandra R, Aneja R, Sharma A. Synergistic effect of retinoic acid on Sn-PP mediated suppression of heme oxygenase activity in vivo in rats. J Inorg Biochem 1997; 66:153-8. [PMID: 9130390 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-0134(96)00196-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The present investigation is designed to probe the influence of excess retinoic acid (50,000 I.U.) and Sn-protoporphyrin (50 mumol/kg bw) along with retinoic acid on the activity patterns of the rate-limiting enzyme, heme oxygenase, of the heme catabolic pathway in the liver, spleen, kidney, brain, heart, and lung of male Wistar rats. Our results are noteworthy as SnPP is being used for the amelioration and management of hyperbilirubinemia, and they emphasize that the combined dosing of retinoic acid and SnPP attenuates the suppression of the activity of HMOX, thereby decreasing plasma bilirubin levels. The features of action of retinoic acid and SnPP together in vivo, i.e., a substantial suppression of the formation of a potentially neurotoxic metabolite, bilirubin, and the enhancement of disposal of the untransformed substrate (heme) of the enzyme that is inhibited, define some of the prerequisites of a therapeutically useful formulation.
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- R Chandra
- B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, India
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Jiang C, Haddad GG. A direct mechanism for sensing low oxygen levels by central neurons. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994; 91:7198-201. [PMID: 8041769 PMCID: PMC44366 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.15.7198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
The cascade of cellular events that is triggered by low O2 levels in the central nervous system depends on initial sensing mechanisms that can be crucial in determining the overall cell response, adaptation, or injury. In this report, we demonstrate that the activity of an identified K+ channel is regulated directly by environmental O2. Membrane ionic currents were recorded from neurons of the neocortex and the substantia nigra and studied by using whole-cell or excised membrane patches. O2 deprivation reversibly induced an initial transient increase in whole-cell outward currents, and this was followed by a pronounced decrease in these currents. In cell-free excised membrane patches, lack of O2 reversibly inhibited a class of K+ channels that are inhibited by ATP and activated by Ca2+. K+ channel inhibition depended on pO2 level, with a 50% inhibition at approximately 11 torr (1 torr = 6.9 kPa). By the use of specific agents that chelate metal in metal-containing O2-sensing centers, including heme, nonheme iron, copper, and flavin, we also demonstrated that iron-center but not copper-center blockers inhibited the channel in excised patches in a similar fashion as low pO2. These results strongly suggest that K+ channel activity is modulated during O2 deprivation by nonheme iron-containing proteins that are associated with channel molecules, thus providing evidence for a direct O2-sensing mechanism in neuronal membranes.
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- C Jiang
- Department of Pediatrics (Section of Respiratory Medicine), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520
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