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Russo A, Patanè GT, Putaggio S, Lombardo GE, Ficarra S, Barreca D, Giunta E, Tellone E, Laganà G. Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Chloroquine on Red Blood Cells Metabolism. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:6424. [PMID: 38928131 PMCID: PMC11203553 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25126424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Chloroquine (CQ) is a 4-aminoquinoline derivative largely employed in the management of malaria. CQ treatment exploits the drug's ability to cross the erythrocyte membrane, inhibiting heme polymerase in malarial trophozoites. Accumulation of CQ prevents the conversion of heme to hemozoin, causing its toxic buildup, thus blocking the survival of Plasmodium parasites. Recently, it has been reported that CQ is able to exert antiviral properties, mainly against HIV and SARS-CoV-2. This renewed interest in CQ treatment has led to the development of new studies which aim to explore its side effects and long-term outcome. Our study focuses on the effects of CQ in non-parasitized red blood cells (RBCs), investigating hemoglobin (Hb) functionality, the anion exchanger 1 (AE1) or band 3 protein, caspase 3 and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP-1B) activity, intra and extracellular ATP levels, and the oxidative state of RBCs. Interestingly, CQ influences the functionality of both Hb and AE1, the main RBC proteins, affecting the properties of Hb oxygen affinity by shifting the conformational structure of the molecule towards the R state. The influence of CQ on AE1 flux leads to a rate variation of anion exchange, which begins at a concentration of 2.5 μM and reaches its maximum effect at 20 µM. Moreover, a significant decrease in intra and extracellular ATP levels was observed in RBCs pre-treated with 10 µM CQ vs. erythrocytes under normal conditions. This effect is related to the PTP-1B activity which is reduced in RBCs incubated with CQ. Despite these metabolic alterations to RBCs caused by exposure to CQ, no signs of variations in oxidative state or caspase 3 activation were recorded. Our results highlight the antithetical effects of CQ on the functionality and metabolism of RBCs, and encourage the development of new research to better understand the multiple potentiality of the drug.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy; (G.T.P.); (S.P.); (S.F.); (E.T.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy; (G.T.P.); (S.P.); (S.F.); (E.T.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy; (G.T.P.); (S.P.); (S.F.); (E.T.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy; (G.T.P.); (S.P.); (S.F.); (E.T.); (G.L.)
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- Virology and Microbiology AOOR Papardo-Piemonte, 98166 Messina, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy; (G.T.P.); (S.P.); (S.F.); (E.T.); (G.L.)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy; (G.T.P.); (S.P.); (S.F.); (E.T.); (G.L.)
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Yang Q, Chen D, Li C, Liu R, Wang X. Mechanism of hypoxia-induced damage to the mechanical property in human erythrocytes-band 3 phosphorylation and sulfhydryl oxidation of membrane proteins. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1399154. [PMID: 38706947 PMCID: PMC11066195 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1399154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Introduction: The integrity of the erythrocyte membrane cytoskeletal network controls the morphology, specific surface area, material exchange, and state of erythrocytes in the blood circulation. The antioxidant properties of resveratrol have been reported, but studies on the effect of resveratrol on the hypoxia-induced mechanical properties of erythrocytes are rare. Methods: In this study, the effects of different concentrations of resveratrol on the protection of red blood cell mor-phology and changes in intracellular redox levels were examined to select an appropriate concentration for further study. The Young's modulus and surface roughness of the red blood cells and blood viscosity were measured via atomic force microsco-py and a blood rheometer, respectively. Flow cytometry, free hemoglobin levels, and membrane lipid peroxidation levels were used to characterize cell membrane damage in the presence and absence of resveratrol after hypoxia. The effects of oxida-tive stress on the erythrocyte membrane proteins band 3 and spectrin were further investigated by immunofluorescent label-ing and Western blotting. Results and discussion: Resveratrol changed the surface roughness and Young's modulus of the erythrocyte mem-brane, reduced the rate of eryptosis in erythrocytes after hypoxia, and stabilized the intracellular redox level. Further data showed that resveratrol protected the erythrocyte membrane proteins band 3 and spectrin. Moreover, resistance to band 3 pro-tein tyrosine phosphorylation and sulfhydryl oxidation can protect the stability of the erythrocyte membrane skeleton net-work, thereby protecting erythrocyte deformability under hypoxia. The results of the present study may provide new insights into the roles of resveratrol in the prevention of hypoxia and as an antioxidant.
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- Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Bardyn M, Crettaz D, Rappaz B, Hamelin R, Armand F, Tissot JD, Turcatti G, Prudent M. Phosphoproteomics and morphology of stored human red blood cells treated by protein tyrosine phosphatases inhibitor. Blood Adv 2024; 8:1-13. [PMID: 37910801 PMCID: PMC10784683 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT The process of protein phosphorylation is involved in numerous cell functions. In particular, phosphotyrosine (pY) has been reported to play a role in red blood cell (RBC) functions, including the cytoskeleton organization. During their storage before transfusion, RBCs suffer from storage lesions that affect their energy metabolism and morphology. This study investigated the relationship between pY and the storage lesions. To do so, RBCs were treated (in the absence of calcium) with a protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor (orthovanadate [OV]) to stimulate phosphorylation and with 3 selective kinase inhibitors (KIs). Erythrocyte membrane proteins were studied by western blot analyses and phosphoproteomics (data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD039914) and cell morphology by digital holographic microscopy. The increase of pY triggered by OV treatment (inducing a global downregulation of pS and pT) disappeared during the storage. Phosphoproteomic analysis identified 609 phosphoproteins containing 1752 phosphosites, of which 41 pY were upregulated and 2 downregulated by OV. After these phosphorylation processes, the shape of RBCs shifted from discocytes to spherocytes, and the addition of KIs partially inhibited this transition. The KIs modulated either pY or pS and pT via diverse mechanisms related to cell shape, thereby affecting RBC morphology. The capacity of RBCs to maintain their function is central in transfusion medicine, and the presented results contribute to a better understanding of RBC biology.
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- Manon Bardyn
- Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Produits Sanguins, Transfusion Interrégionale CRS, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Produits Sanguins, Transfusion Interrégionale CRS, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Biomolecular Screening Facility, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Proteomics Core Facility, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Produits Sanguins, Transfusion Interrégionale CRS, Epalinges, Switzerland
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- Biomolecular Screening Facility, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Recherche sur les Produits Sanguins, Transfusion Interrégionale CRS, Epalinges, Switzerland
- Center for Research and Innovation in Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Western Switzerland, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Pallavi M, Rajashekaraiah V. Synergistic activity of vitamin-C and vitamin-E to ameliorate the efficacy of stored erythrocytes. Transfus Clin Biol 2023; 30:87-95. [PMID: 36084917 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2022.09.002] [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: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Erythrocytes are exposed to oxidative stress during storage and can be stored for up to 42 days (in AS-7) under blood bank conditions for transfusion. Vitamin-C and Vitamin-E have proved beneficial in diminishing oxidative stress. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the combined effects of Vitamin-C and Vitamin-E on erythrocytes during storage. MATERIALS AND METHODS Blood was collected from male Wistar rats and erythrocytes were isolated and stored in AS-7 (Additive Solution) at 4 °C for 35 days. Erythrocytes were grouped into i) Controls and ii) Experimentals [Vitamin-C (10 mM) and Vitamin-E (2 mM)]. Antioxidant and oxidative stress markers were assessed at weekly intervals. Statistical analyses were performed by using GraphPad Prism software. RESULTS Hemoglobin increased on days 7 and 14 in the Experimentals. Superoxide dismutase activity elevated on days 7 & 14 in Controls and on day 7 in Experimentals. Catalase activity increased on day 21 in both groups. Protein carbonyls decreased on days 21 and 28 in Experimentals. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances decreased from day 14 in both groups. Conjugate dienes decreased on days 21 & 35 in the Experimentals. Glutathione increased from day 14 in both groups. Superoxides decreased on days 14, 28 & 35 in Controls and from day 14 in Experimentals. CONCLUSION Vitamin-C and Vitamin-E have been beneficial in terms of hemoglobin, antioxidants, protein & lipid oxidations and superoxides in stored erythrocytes. Therefore, this study provides new avenues for the development of effective storage solutions which will have a clinical impact in erythrocyte transfusions.
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- Masannagari Pallavi
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Sciences, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), #34, 1st Cross, J C Road, Bangalore 560027, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Sciences, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), #34, 1st Cross, J C Road, Bangalore 560027, India.
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Tzounakas VL, Anastasiadi AT, Arvaniti VZ, Lelli V, Fanelli G, Paronis EC, Apostolidou AC, Balafas EG, Kostomitsopoulos NG, Papageorgiou EG, Papassideri IS, Stamoulis K, Kriebardis AG, Rinalducci S, Antonelou MH. Supplementation with uric and ascorbic acid protects stored red blood cells through enhancement of non-enzymatic antioxidant activity and metabolic rewiring. Redox Biol 2022; 57:102477. [PMID: 36155342 PMCID: PMC9513173 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Redox imbalance and oxidative stress have emerged as generative causes of the structural and functional degradation of red blood cells (RBC) that happens during their hypothermic storage at blood banks. The aim of the present study was to examine whether the antioxidant enhancement of stored RBC units following uric (UA) and/or ascorbic acid (AA) supplementation can improve their storability as well as post-transfusion phenotypes and recovery by using in vitro and animal models, respectively. For this purpose, 34 leukoreduced CPD/SAGM RBC units were aseptically split in 4 satellite units each. UA, AA or their mixture were added in the three of them, while the fourth was used as control. Hemolysis as well as redox and metabolic parameters were studied in RBC units throughout storage. The addition of antioxidants maintained the quality parameters of stored RBCs, (e.g., hemolysis, calcium homeostasis) and furthermore, shielded them against oxidative defects by boosting extracellular and intracellular (e.g., reduced glutathione; GSH) antioxidant powers. Higher levels of GSH seemed to be obtained through distinct metabolic rewiring in the modified units: methionine-cysteine metabolism in UA samples and glutamine production in the other two groups. Oxidatively-induced hemolysis, reactive oxygen species accumulation and membrane lipid peroxidation were lower in all modifications compared to controls. Moreover, denatured/oxidized Hb binding to the membrane was minor, especially in the AA and mix treatments during middle storage. The treated RBC were able to cope against pro-oxidant triggers when found in a recipient mimicking environment in vitro, and retain control levels of 24h recovery in mice circulation. The currently presented study provides (a) a detailed picture of the effect of UA/AA administration upon stored RBCs and (b) insight into the differential metabolic rewiring when distinct antioxidant "enhancers" are used.
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- Vassilis L Tzounakas
- Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery & Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens, Greece
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- Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery & Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens, Greece
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- Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery & Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens, Greece
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- Center of Clinical, Experimental Surgery & Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens (BRFAA), Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Reliability and Quality Control in Laboratory Hematology (HemQcR), Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health & Welfare Sciences, University of West Attica (UniWA), Egaleo, Greece
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Reliability and Quality Control in Laboratory Hematology (HemQcR), Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health & Welfare Sciences, University of West Attica (UniWA), Egaleo, Greece
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- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Athens, Greece.
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In Sickness and in Health: Erythrocyte Responses to Stress and Aging. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23136957. [PMID: 35805962 PMCID: PMC9267024 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23136957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Mature red blood cells (RBC) are the most abundant host cell in our body [...]
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