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Di Pietro P, Salviati E, Damato A, Prete V, Abate AC, Campiglia P, Vecchione C, Sommella E, Carrizzo A. α acid fraction from Hop extract exerts an endothelium-derived hyperpolarization vasorelaxant effect through TRPV4 employing the feedforward mechanism of PKCα. Food Funct 2024; 15:4180-4192. [PMID: 38506030 DOI: 10.1039/d4fo00058g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
Abstract
Until now, the beneficial vascular properties of Hop reported in the literature have been mainly attributed to specific compound classes, such as tannins and phenolic acids. However, the potential vascular action of a Hop subfraction containing a high amount of α or β acids remains completely understood. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the vascular effects of the entire Hop extract and to fraction the Hop extract to identify the main bioactive vascular compounds. A pressure myograph was used to perform vascular reactivity studies on mouse resistance arteries. Phytocomplex fractionation was performed on a semi-prep HPLC system and characterized by UHPLC-PDA-MS/MS coupled to mass spectrometry. Western blot analysis was performed to characterize the phosphorylation site enrolled. The entire Hop extract exerts a direct dose-dependent endothelial vascular action. The B1 subfraction, containing a high concentration of α acids, recapitulates the vascular effect of the crude extract. Its vasorelaxant action is mediated by the opening of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4), potentiated by PKCα, and subsequent involvement of endothelial small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (SKCa) and intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (IKCa) that drives endothelium-dependent hyperpolarization (EDH) through heterocellular myoendothelial gap junctions (MEGJs). This is the first comprehensive investigation of the vascular function of Hop-derived α acids in resistance arteries. Overall, our data suggest that the B1 subfraction from Hop extracts, containing only α acids, has great potential to be translated into the useful armamentarium of natural bioactive compounds with cardiovascular benefits.
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- Paola Di Pietro
- Department of Medicine Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, 84081, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, 84084, Italy
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- IRCCS Neuromed, Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo, Pozzilli, IS, 86077, Italy
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, 84081, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, 84081, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, 84084, Italy
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, 84081, Italy.
- IRCCS Neuromed, Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo, Pozzilli, IS, 86077, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, 84084, Italy
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, 84081, Italy.
- IRCCS Neuromed, Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo, Pozzilli, IS, 86077, Italy
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Di Micco S, Ciaglia T, Salviati E, Michela P, Kostrzewa M, Musella S, Schiano Moriello A, Di Sarno V, Smaldone G, Di Matteo F, Capolupo I, Infantino R, Bifulco G, Pepe G, Sommella EM, Kumar P, Basilicata MG, Allarà M, Sánchez-Fernández N, Aso E, Gomez-Monterrey IM, Campiglia P, Ostacolo C, Maione S, Ligresti A, Bertamino A. Novel pyrrole based CB2 agonists: New insights on CB2 receptor role in regulating neurotransmitters' tone. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 269:116298. [PMID: 38493727 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Abstract
The cannabinoid system is one of the most investigated neuromodulatory systems because of its involvement in multiple pathologies such as cancer, inflammation, and psychiatric diseases. Recently, the CB2 receptor has gained increased attention considering its crucial role in modulating neuroinflammation in several pathological conditions like neurodegenerative diseases. Here we describe the rational design of pyrrole-based analogues, which led to a potent and pharmacokinetically suitable CB2 full agonist particularly effective in improving cognitive functions in a scopolamine-induced amnesia murine model. Therefore, we extended our study by investigating the interconnection between CB2 activation and neurotransmission in this experimental paradigm. To this purpose, we performed a MALDI imaging analysis on mice brains, observing that the administration of our lead compound was able to revert the effect of scopolamine on different neurotransmitter tones, such as acetylcholine, serotonin, and GABA, shedding light on important networks not fully explored, so far.
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- Simone Di Micco
- European Biomedical Research Institute (EBRIS), Via S. De Renzi 50, 84125, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Division, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Division, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University Federico II of Naples, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Naples, Italy; Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, University Federico II of Naples, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131, Naples, Italy; Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Neuropharmacology & Pain Group, Neuroscience Program, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Pharmacology Division, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy; Pharmacology Unit, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy.
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Merciai F, Basilicata MG, La Gioia D, Salviati E, Caponigro V, Ciaglia T, Musella S, Crescenzi C, Sommella E, Campiglia P. Sub-5-min RP-UHPLC-TIMS for high-throughput untargeted lipidomics and its application to multiple matrices. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:959-970. [PMID: 38078946 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-05084-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Untargeted lipidomics, with its ability to take a snapshot of the lipidome landscape, is an important tool to highlight lipid changes in pathology or drug treatment models. One of the shortcomings of most untargeted lipidomics based on UHPLC-HRMS is the low throughput, which is not compatible with large-scale screening. In this contribution, we evaluate the application of a sub-5-min high-throughput four-dimensional trapped ion mobility mass spectrometry (HT-4D-TIMS) platform for the fast profiling of multiple complex biological matrices. Human AC-16 cells and mouse brain, liver, sclera, and feces were used as samples. By using a fast 4-min RP gradient, the implementation of TIMS allows us to differentiate coeluting isomeric and isobaric lipids, with correct precursor ion isolation, avoiding co-fragmentation and chimeric MS/MS spectra. Globally, the HT-4D-TIMS allowed us to annotate 1910 different lipid species, 1308 at the molecular level and 602 at the sum composition level, covering 58 lipid subclasses, together with quantitation capability covering more than three orders of magnitude. Notably, TIMS values were highly comparable with respect to longer LC gradients (CV% = 0.39%). These results highlight how HT-4D-TIMS-based untargeted lipidomics possess high coverage and accuracy, halving the analysis time with respect to conventional UHPLC methods, and can be used for fast and accurate untargeted analysis of complex matrices to rapidly evaluate changes of lipid metabolism in disease models or drug discovery campaigns.
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- Fabrizio Merciai
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 13284084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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Vacca M, Calabrese FM, Loperfido F, Maccarini B, Cerbo RM, Sommella E, Salviati E, Voto L, De Angelis M, Ceccarelli G, Di Napoli I, Raspini B, Porri D, Civardi E, Garofoli F, Campiglia P, Cena H, De Giuseppe R. Maternal Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Analysis of Their Impact on Infant Gut Microbiota Composition. Biomedicines 2024; 12:234. [PMID: 38275405 PMCID: PMC10813257 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12010234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Endocrine disruptors (EDCs) are chemicals that interfere with the endocrine system. EDC exposure may contribute to the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases by impacting the composition of an infant's gut microbiota during the first 1000 days of life. To explore the relationship between maternal urinary levels of Bisphenol-A and phthalates (UHPLC-MS/MS), and the composition of the infant gut microbiota (16S rDNA) at age 12 months (T3) and, retrospectively, at birth (T0), 1 month (T1), and 6 months (T2), stool samples from 20 infants breastfed at least once a day were analyzed. Metataxonomic bacteria relative abundances were correlated with EDC values. Based on median Bisphenol-A levels, infants were assigned to the over-exposed group (O, n = 8) and the low-exposed group (B, n = 12). The B-group exhibited higher gut colonization of the Ruminococcus torques group genus and the O-group showed higher abundances of Erysipelatoclostridium and Bifidobacterium breve. Additionally, infants were stratified as high-risk (HR, n = 12) or low-risk (LR, n = 8) exposure to phthalates, based on the presence of at least three phthalates with concentrations exceeding the cohort median values; no differences were observed in gut microbiota composition. A retrospective analysis of gut microbiota (T0-T2) revealed a disparity in β-diversity between the O-group and the B-group. Considering T0-T3, the Linear Discriminant Effect Size indicated differences in certain microbes between the O-group vs. the B-group and the HR-group vs. the LR-group. Our findings support the potential role of microbial communities as biomarkers for high EDC exposure levels. Nevertheless, further investigations are required to deeply investigate this issue.
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- Mirco Vacca
- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.V.); (F.M.C.); (M.D.A.)
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.V.); (F.M.C.); (M.D.A.)
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- Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (B.M.); (L.V.); (I.D.N.); (B.R.); (D.P.); (H.C.); (R.D.G.)
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- Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (B.M.); (L.V.); (I.D.N.); (B.R.); (D.P.); (H.C.); (R.D.G.)
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- Neonatal Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (R.M.C.); (E.C.); (F.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (E.S.); (E.S.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (E.S.); (E.S.); (P.C.)
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- Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (B.M.); (L.V.); (I.D.N.); (B.R.); (D.P.); (H.C.); (R.D.G.)
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Science, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; (M.V.); (F.M.C.); (M.D.A.)
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- Human Anatomy Unit, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (B.M.); (L.V.); (I.D.N.); (B.R.); (D.P.); (H.C.); (R.D.G.)
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- Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (B.M.); (L.V.); (I.D.N.); (B.R.); (D.P.); (H.C.); (R.D.G.)
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- Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (B.M.); (L.V.); (I.D.N.); (B.R.); (D.P.); (H.C.); (R.D.G.)
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- Neonatal Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (R.M.C.); (E.C.); (F.G.)
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- Neonatal Unit and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (R.M.C.); (E.C.); (F.G.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (E.S.); (E.S.); (P.C.)
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- Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (B.M.); (L.V.); (I.D.N.); (B.R.); (D.P.); (H.C.); (R.D.G.)
- Clinical Nutrition Unit, General Medicine, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (B.M.); (L.V.); (I.D.N.); (B.R.); (D.P.); (H.C.); (R.D.G.)
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Caponigro V, Tornesello AL, Merciai F, La Gioia D, Salviati E, Basilicata MG, Musella S, Izzo F, Megna AS, Buonaguro L, Sommella E, Buonaguro FM, Tornesello ML, Campiglia P. Integrated plasma metabolomics and lipidomics profiling highlights distinctive signature of hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV patients. J Transl Med 2023; 21:918. [PMID: 38110968 PMCID: PMC10729519 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04801-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is essential towards the improvement of prognosis and patient survival. Circulating markers such as α-fetoprotein (AFP) and micro-RNAs represent useful tools but still have limitations. Identifying new markers can be fundamental to improve both diagnosis and prognosis. In this approach, we harness the potential of metabolomics and lipidomics to uncover potential signatures of HCC. METHODS A combined untargeted metabolomics and lipidomics plasma profiling of 102 HCV-positive patients was performed by HILIC and RP-UHPLC coupled to Mass Spectrometry. Biochemical parameters of liver function (AST, ALT, GGT) and liver cancer biomarkers (AFP, CA19.9 e CEA) were evaluated by standard assays. RESULTS HCC was characterized by an elevation of short and long-chain acylcarnitines, asymmetric dimethylarginine, methylguanine, isoleucylproline and a global reduction of lysophosphatidylcholines. A supervised PLS-DA model showed that the predictive accuracy for HCC class of metabolomics and lipidomics was superior to AFP for the test set (100.00% and 94.40% vs 55.00%). Additionally, the model was applied to HCC patients with AFP values < 20 ng/mL, and, by using only the top 20 variables selected by VIP scores achieved an Area Under Curve (AUC) performance of 0.94. CONCLUSION These exploratory findings highlight how metabo-lipidomics enables the distinction of HCC from chronic HCV conditions. The identified biomarkers have high diagnostic potential and could represent a viable tool to support and assist in HCC diagnosis, including AFP-negative patients.
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- Vicky Caponigro
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Innovative Immunological Models Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA, Italy
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Hepatobiliary Surgical Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Infectious Disease Unit, A.O. San Pio, PO Rummo, 82100, Benevento, Italy
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- Innovative Immunological Models Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Molecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Molecular Biology and Viral Oncology Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS "Fondazione G. Pascale", 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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Colarusso C, Falanga A, Terlizzi M, De Rosa I, Somma P, Sommella EM, Caponigro V, Panico L, Salviati E, Campiglia P, Salatiello G, Tramontano T, Maiolino P, Pinto A, Sorrentino R. High levels of PD-L1 on platelets of NSCLC patients contributes to the pharmacological activity of Atezolizumab. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 168:115709. [PMID: 37857253 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Several studies have associated platelets (PLTs) to NSCLC prognosis. To understand the role of PLTs in immunotherapy-treated patients, we used blood samples of NSCLC patients at different TNM stage. We found that PLTs count and the expression of PD-L1 (pPD-L1) were significantly higher in NSCLC patients at Stage IV than Stage I-III and healthy subjects. The presence of high pPD-L1 was associated to upregulated genes for the extracellular matrix organization and tumor immunosuppression. When patients' survival was correlated to the levels of pPD-L1, longer survival rate was observed, but not when progression disease occurred. The in vitro stimulation of pPD-L1 with Atezolizumab induced CXCL4 release, accompanied by higher levels of TGFβ at the time of drug resistance when the levels of CD16, CD32 and CD64 significantly increased. Leiden-clustering method defined the phenotype of PLTs which showed that the ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) family proteins, underlying the PD-L1 signalosome, were involved in high pPD-L1 and higher survival rate. These data imply that Stage IV NSCLC patients characterized by high pPD-L1 are associated with longer progression-free survival rate because the blockade of pPD-L1 by Atezolizumab avoids the exacerbation of a T cell-mediated immune-suppressive environment. pPD-L1 could be an easy-to-use clinical approach to predict ICI responsiveness.
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- Department of Pharmacy (DIFARMA), University of Salerno, Italy
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- Anatomy and Pathology Unit, Ospedale dei Colli, AORN, "Monaldi", Naples, Italy
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- Anatomy and Pathology Unit, Ospedale dei Colli, AORN, "Monaldi", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy (DIFARMA), University of Salerno, Italy
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- Anatomy and Pathology Unit, Ospedale dei Colli, AORN, "Monaldi", Naples, Italy
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- Anatomy and Pathology Unit, Ospedale dei Colli, AORN, "Monaldi", Naples, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS, "Fondazione Pascale", National Institute of Cancer, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS, "Fondazione Pascale", National Institute of Cancer, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy (DIFARMA), University of Salerno, Italy
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Capaci V, Monasta L, Aloisio M, Sommella E, Salviati E, Campiglia P, Basilicata MG, Kharrat F, Licastro D, Di Lorenzo G, Romano F, Ricci G, Ura B. A Multi-Omics Approach Revealed Common Dysregulated Pathways in Type One and Type Two Endometrial Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:16057. [PMID: 38003247 PMCID: PMC10671314 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242216057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most frequent gynecologic cancer in postmenopausal women. Pathogenetic mechanisms that are related to the onset and progression of the disease are largely still unknown. A multi-omics strategy can help identify altered pathways that could be targeted for improving therapeutical approaches. In this study we used a multi-omics approach on four EC cell lines for the identification of common dysregulated pathways in type 1 and 2 ECs. We analyzed proteomics and metabolomics of AN3CA, HEC1A, KLE and ISHIKAWA cell lines by mass spectrometry. The bioinformatic analysis identified 22 common pathways that are in common with both types of EC. In addition, we identified five proteins and 13 metabolites common to both types of EC. Western blotting analysis on 10 patients with type 1 and type 2 EC and 10 endometria samples confirmed the altered abundance of NPEPPS. Our multi-omics analysis identified dysregulated proteins and metabolites involved in EC tumor growth. Further studies are needed to understand the role of these molecules in EC. Our data can shed light on common pathways to better understand the mechanisms involved in the development and growth of EC, especially for the development of new therapies.
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- Valeria Capaci
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (V.C.); (M.A.); (F.K.); (G.D.L.); (F.R.); (G.R.); (B.U.)
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (V.C.); (M.A.); (F.K.); (G.D.L.); (F.R.); (G.R.); (B.U.)
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (V.C.); (M.A.); (F.K.); (G.D.L.); (F.R.); (G.R.); (B.U.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy; (E.S.); (E.S.); (P.C.); (M.G.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy; (E.S.); (E.S.); (P.C.); (M.G.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy; (E.S.); (E.S.); (P.C.); (M.G.B.)
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (V.C.); (M.A.); (F.K.); (G.D.L.); (F.R.); (G.R.); (B.U.)
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (V.C.); (M.A.); (F.K.); (G.D.L.); (F.R.); (G.R.); (B.U.)
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (V.C.); (M.A.); (F.K.); (G.D.L.); (F.R.); (G.R.); (B.U.)
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (V.C.); (M.A.); (F.K.); (G.D.L.); (F.R.); (G.R.); (B.U.)
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, 34149 Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Institute for Maternal and Child Health-IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy; (V.C.); (M.A.); (F.K.); (G.D.L.); (F.R.); (G.R.); (B.U.)
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Scisciola L, Chianese U, Caponigro V, Basilicata MG, Salviati E, Altucci L, Campiglia P, Paolisso G, Barbieri M, Benedetti R, Sommella E. Multi-omics analysis reveals attenuation of cellular stress by empagliflozin in high glucose-treated human cardiomyocytes. J Transl Med 2023; 21:662. [PMID: 37742032 PMCID: PMC10518098 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04537-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors constitute the gold standard treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Among them, empagliflozin (EMPA) has shown beneficial effects against heart failure. Because cardiovascular diseases (mainly diabetic cardiomyopathy) are the leading cause of death in diabetic patients, the use of EMPA could be, simultaneously, cardioprotective and antidiabetic, reducing the risk of death from cardiovascular causes and decreasing the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in T2DM patients. Interestingly, recent studies have shown that EMPA has positive benefits for people with and without diabetes. This finding broadens the scope of EMPA function beyond glucose regulation alone to include a more intricate metabolic process that is, in part, still unknown. Similarly, this significantly increases the number of people with heart diseases who may be eligible for EMPA treatment. METHODS This study aimed to clarify the metabolic effect of EMPA on the human myocardial cell model by using orthogonal metabolomics, lipidomics, and proteomics approaches. The untargeted and multivariate analysis mimicked the fasting blood sugar level of T2DM patients (hyperglycemia: HG) and in the average blood sugar range (normal glucose: NG), with and without the addition of EMPA. RESULTS Results highlighted that EMPA was able to modulate and partially restore the levels of multiple metabolites associated with cellular stress, which were dysregulated in the HG conditions, such as nicotinamide mononucleotide, glucose-6-phosphate, lactic acid, FA 22:6 as well as nucleotide sugars and purine/pyrimidines. Additionally, EMPA regulated the levels of several lipid sub-classes, in particular dihydroceramide and triacylglycerols, which tend to accumulate in HG conditions resulting in lipotoxicity. Finally, EMPA counteracted the dysregulation of endoplasmic reticulum-derived proteins involved in cellular stress management. CONCLUSIONS These results could suggest an effect of EMPA on different metabolic routes, tending to rescue cardiomyocyte metabolic status towards a healthy phenotype.
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- Lucia Scisciola
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
- Biogem, Molecular Biology and Genetics Research Institute, Ariano Irpino, Italy
- IEOS CNR, Naples, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Luigi Vanvitelli", Medical Epigenetics Program, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
- UniCamillus, International Medical University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Luigi Vanvitelli", Medical Epigenetics Program, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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Forte N, Roussel C, Marfella B, Lauritano A, Villano R, De Leonibus E, Salviati E, Khalilzadehsabet T, Giorgini G, Silvestri C, Piscitelli F, Mollica MP, Di Marzo V, Cristino L. Olive oil-derived endocannabinoid-like mediators inhibit palatable food-induced reward and obesity. Commun Biol 2023; 6:959. [PMID: 37735539 PMCID: PMC10514336 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05295-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
Abstract
N-oleoylglycine (OlGly), a lipid derived from the basic component of olive oil, oleic acid, and N-oleoylalanine (OlAla) are endocannabinoid-like mediators. We report that OlGly and OlAla, by activating the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα), reduce the rewarding properties of a highly palatable food, dopamine neuron firing in the ventral tegmental area, and the obesogenic effect of a high-fat diet rich in lard (HFD-L). An isocaloric olive oil HFD (HFD-O) reduced body weight gain compared to the HFD-L, in a manner reversed by PPARα antagonism, and enhanced brain and intestinal OlGly levels and gut microbial diversity. OlGly or OlAla treatment of HFD-L mice resulted in gut microbiota taxonomic changes partly similar to those induced by HFD-O. We suggest that OlGly and OlAla control body weight by counteracting highly palatable food overconsumption, and possibly rebalancing the gut microbiota, and provide a potential new mechanism of action for the obeso-preventive effects of olive oil-rich diets.
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- Nicola Forte
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Heart and Lung Research Institute of Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Centre NUTRISS, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Monterotondo Scalo, Rome, Italy
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- Heart and Lung Research Institute of Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Centre NUTRISS, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Heart and Lung Research Institute of Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Centre NUTRISS, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Heart and Lung Research Institute of Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Centre NUTRISS, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, 80126, Naples, Italy
- Centro Servizi Metrologici e Tecnologici Avanzati (CeSMA), Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant'Angelo, 80126, Naples, Italy
- Task Force on Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy.
- Heart and Lung Research Institute of Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
- Institute for Nutrition and Functional Foods, Centre NUTRISS, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada.
- Canada Excellence Research Chair on the Microbiome-Endocannabinoidome Axis in Metabolic Health, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, 61V0AG, Canada.
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- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078, Pozzuoli (NA), Italy.
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Aquino G, Basilicata MG, Crescenzi C, Vestuto V, Salviati E, Cerrato M, Ciaglia T, Sansone F, Pepe G, Campiglia P. Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of antioxidant compounds from spring onion leaves using Box-Behnken design. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14923. [PMID: 37691048 PMCID: PMC10493223 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42303-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Many studies have explored the extraction of bioactive compounds from different onion solid wastes, such as bulb, skin, and peel. However, onion leaves have received limited attention despite their potential as a valuable source of nutraceutical compounds. This study aimed to valorise, for the first time, the agricultural waste in the form of spring onion leaves (CN, Cipollotto Nocerino) to obtain antioxidant-rich polyphenolic extracts. A Box-Behnken design (BBD) was used to assess the impact of microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) variables (temperature, time, extraction volume, and ethanol concentration) on total polyphenol content (TPC) measured by Folin-Ciocalteu method and the antioxidant power determined by FRAP assay. Response surface methodology (RSM) was applied, and regression equations, analysis of variance, and 3D response curves were developed. Our results highlighted that the TPC values range from 0.76 to 1.43 mg GAE g-1 dw, while the FRAP values range from 8.25 to 14.80 mmol Fe(II)E g-1 dw. The optimal extraction conditions predicted by the model were 60 °C, 22 min, ethanol concentration 51% (v/v), and solvent volume 11 mL. These conditions resulted in TPC and FRAP values of 1.35 mg GAE g-1 dw and 14.02 mmol Fe(II)E g-1 dw, respectively. Furthermore, the extract obtained under optimized conditions was characterized by UHPLC-ESI-Orbitrap-MS analysis. LC/MS-MS platform allowed us to tentatively identify various compounds belonging to the class of flavonoids, saponins, fatty acids, and lipids. Finally, the ability of CN optimal extract to inhibit the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) release in a hepatocarcinoma cell line using an H2O2-induced oxidative stress model, was evaluated. The results highlighted the potential of CN extract as a valuable source of polyphenols with significant antioxidant properties, suitable for various applications in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
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- Giovanna Aquino
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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Restivo I, Basilicata MG, Giardina IC, Massaro A, Pepe G, Salviati E, Pecoraro C, Carbone D, Cascioferro S, Parrino B, Diana P, Ostacolo C, Campiglia P, Attanzio A, D’Anneo A, Pojero F, Allegra M, Tesoriere L. A Combination of Polymethoxyflavones from Citrus sinensis and Prenylflavonoids from Humulus lupulus Counteracts IL-1β-Induced Differentiated Caco-2 Cells Dysfunction via a Modulation of NF-κB/Nrf2 Activation. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1621. [PMID: 37627616 PMCID: PMC10451557 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12081621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
Abstract
We here investigated the anti-inflammatory activity of a polymethoxylated flavone-containing fraction (PMFF) from Citrus sinensis and of a prenylflavonoid-containing one (PFF) from Humulus lupulus, either alone or in combination (MIX). To this end, an in vitro model of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), consisting of differentiated, interleukin (IL)-1β-stimulated Caco-2 cells, was employed. We demonstrated that non-cytotoxic concentrations of either PMFF or PFF or MIX reduced nitric oxide (NO) production while PFF and MIX, but not PMFF, also inhibited prostaglandin E2 release. Coherently, MIX suppressed both inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 over-expression besides NF-κB activation. Moreover, MIX increased nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation, heme oxygenase-1 expression, restoring GSH and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONs) levels. Remarkably, these effects with MIX were stronger than those produced by PMFF or PFF alone. Noteworthy, nobiletin (NOB) and xanthohumol (XTM), two of the most represented phytochemicals in PMFF and PFF, respectively, synergistically inhibited RONs production. Overall, our results demonstrate that MIX enhances the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects of the individual fractions in a model of IBD, via a mechanism involving modulation of NF-κB and Nrf2 signalling. Synergistic interactions between NOB and XTM emerge as a relevant aspect underlying this evidence.
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- Ignazio Restivo
- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (I.R.); (I.C.G.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (A.D.); (F.P.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (I.R.); (I.C.G.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (A.D.); (F.P.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (I.R.); (I.C.G.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (A.D.); (F.P.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (M.G.B.); (E.S.); (C.O.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (M.G.B.); (E.S.); (C.O.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (C.P.); (D.C.); (S.C.); (B.P.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (C.P.); (D.C.); (S.C.); (B.P.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (C.P.); (D.C.); (S.C.); (B.P.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (C.P.); (D.C.); (S.C.); (B.P.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 32, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (C.P.); (D.C.); (S.C.); (B.P.); (P.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (M.G.B.); (E.S.); (C.O.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (M.G.B.); (E.S.); (C.O.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (I.R.); (I.C.G.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (A.D.); (F.P.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (I.R.); (I.C.G.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (A.D.); (F.P.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (I.R.); (I.C.G.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (A.D.); (F.P.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (I.R.); (I.C.G.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (A.D.); (F.P.); (L.T.)
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (I.R.); (I.C.G.); (A.M.); (A.A.); (A.D.); (F.P.); (L.T.)
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Gambardella J, Fiordelisi A, Cerasuolo FA, Buonaiuto A, Avvisato R, Viti A, Sommella E, Merciai F, Salviati E, Campiglia P, D’Argenio V, Parisi S, Bianco A, Spinelli L, Di Vaia E, Cuocolo A, Pisani A, Riccio E, Di Risi T, Ciccarelli M, Santulli G, Sorriento D, Iaccarino G. Experimental evidence and clinical implications of Warburg effect in the skeletal muscle of Fabry disease. iScience 2023; 26:106074. [PMID: 36879801 PMCID: PMC9984560 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Skeletal muscle (SM) pain and fatigue are common in Fabry disease (FD). Here, we undertook the investigation of the energetic mechanisms related to FD-SM phenotype. A reduced tolerance to aerobic activity and lactate accumulation occurred in FD-mice and patients. Accordingly, in murine FD-SM we detected an increase in fast/glycolytic fibers, mirrored by glycolysis upregulation. In FD-patients, we confirmed a high glycolytic rate and the underutilization of lipids as fuel. In the quest for a tentative mechanism, we found HIF-1 upregulated in FD-mice and patients. This finding goes with miR-17 upregulation that is responsible for metabolic remodeling and HIF-1 accumulation. Accordingly, miR-17 antagomir inhibited HIF-1 accumulation, reverting the metabolic-remodeling in FD-cells. Our findings unveil a Warburg effect in FD, an anaerobic-glycolytic switch under normoxia induced by miR-17-mediated HIF-1 upregulation. Exercise-intolerance, blood-lactate increase, and the underlying miR-17/HIF-1 pathway may become useful therapeutic targets and diagnostic/monitoring tools in FD.
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- Jessica Gambardella
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center of Research on Hypertension and Related Conditions (CIRIAPA), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences and Quality of Life Promotion, San Raffaele Open University, Rome, Italy
- CEINGE- Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center of Research on Hypertension and Related Conditions (CIRIAPA), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center of Research on Hypertension and Related Conditions (CIRIAPA), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Einstein Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center of Research on Hypertension and Related Conditions (CIRIAPA), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center of Research on Hypertension and Related Conditions (CIRIAPA), Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Iannuzzo F, Piccolo V, Novellino E, Schiano E, Salviati E, Summa V, Campiglia P, Tenore GC, Maisto M. A Food-Grade Method for Enhancing the Levels of Low Molecular Weight Proanthocyanidins with Potentially High Intestinal Bioavailability. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:13557. [PMID: 36362344 PMCID: PMC9657391 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232113557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Proanthocyanidins (PACs) are a group of bioactive molecules found in a variety of plants and foods. Their bioavailability depends on their molecular size, with monomers and dimers being more bioavailable than those that have a higher polymerization degree. This study aimed to develop a method to convert high-molecular-weight PACs to low-molecular-weight ones in a grape seed extract (GSE) from Vitis vinifera L. Therefore, GSE was subjected to alkaline treatment (ATGSE), and its difference in chemical composition, compared to GSE, was evaluated using a molecular networking (MN) approach based on results obtained from HPLC-ESI HRMS/MS characterization analysis. The network analysis mainly noted the PAC cluster with about 142 PAC compounds identified. In particular, the obtained results showed a higher content of monomeric and dimeric PACs in ATGSE compared to GSE, with 58% and 49% monomers and 31% and 24% dimers, respectively. Conversely, trimeric (9%), polymeric (4%), and galloylated PACs (14%) were more abundant in GSE than in ATGSE (6%, 1%, and 4%, respectively). Moreover, in vitro antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities were investigated, showing the high beneficial potential of both extracts. In conclusion, ATGSE could represent an innovative natural matrix rich in bioavailable and bioaccessible PACs for nutraceutical applications with potential beneficial properties.
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- Fortuna Iannuzzo
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 59, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 59, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 59, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 59, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 59, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 59, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Silvestrini S, Lugli F, Romandini M, Real C, Sommella E, Salviati E, Arrighi S, Bortolini E, Figus C, Higgins OA, Marciani G, Oxilia G, Delpiano D, Vazzana A, Piperno M, Crescenzi C, Campiglia P, Collina C, Peresani M, Spinapolice EE, Benazzi S. Integrating ZooMS and zooarchaeology: New data from the Uluzzian levels of Uluzzo C Rock Shelter, Roccia San Sebastiano cave and Riparo del Broion. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275614. [PMID: 36227961 PMCID: PMC9560625 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study we explore the potential of combining traditional zooarchaeological determination and proteomic identification of morphologically non-diagnostic bone fragments (ZooMS) collected from the Uluzzian levels of three Italian sites: Uluzzo C Rock Shelter, Roccia San Sebastiano cave, and Riparo del Broion. Moreover, we obtained glutamine deamidation ratios for all the contexts analysed during routine ZooMS screening of faunal samples, giving information on collagen preservation. We designed a selection protocol that maximizes the efficiency of the proteomics analyses by excluding particularly compromised fragments (e.g. from taphonomic processes), and that aims to identify new human fragments by favouring bones showing morphological traits more similar to Homo. ZooMS consistently provided taxonomic information in agreement with the faunal spectra outlined by traditional zooarchaeology. Our approach allows us to delineate and appreciate differences between the analysed contexts, particularly between the northern and southern sites, related to faunal, environmental, and climate composition, although no human remains were identified. We reconstructed the faunal assemblage of the different sites, giving voice to morphologically undiagnostic bone fragments. Thus, the combination of these analyses provides a more complete picture of the faunal assemblage and of the paleoenvironment during the Middle-Upper Palaeolithic transition in Italy.
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- Sara Silvestrini
- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
- Departament de Prehistòria, Arqueologia i Història Antiga, Universitat de València, València, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Unità di Ricerca di Preistoria e Antropologia, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Unità di Ricerca di Preistoria e Antropologia, Università di Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, Sezione di Scienze Preistoriche e Antropologiche, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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- Museo Civico Archeologico Biagio Greco, Mondragone, Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Museo Civico Archeologico Biagio Greco, Mondragone, Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, Sezione di Scienze Preistoriche e Antropologiche, Università di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Istituto di Geologia Ambientale e Geoingegneria, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità, Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Beni Culturali, Università di Bologna, Ravenna, Italy
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Marino C, Grimaldi M, Sommella EM, Ciaglia T, Santoro A, Buonocore M, Salviati E, Trojsi F, Polverino A, Sorrentino P, Sorrentino G, Campiglia P, D’Ursi AM. The Metabolomic Profile in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Changes According to the Progression of the Disease: An Exploratory Study. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12090837. [PMID: 36144241 PMCID: PMC9504184 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12090837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a multifactorial neurodegenerative pathology of the upper or lower motor neuron. Evaluation of ALS progression is based on clinical outcomes considering the impairment of body sites. ALS has been extensively investigated in the pathogenetic mechanisms and the clinical profile; however, no molecular biomarkers are used as diagnostic criteria to establish the ALS pathological staging. Using the source-reconstructed magnetoencephalography (MEG) approach, we demonstrated that global brain hyperconnectivity is associated with early and advanced clinical ALS stages. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) and high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) spectroscopy, here we studied the metabolomic profile of ALS patients' sera characterized by different stages of disease progression-namely early and advanced. Multivariate statistical analysis of the data integrated with the network analysis indicates that metabolites related to energy deficit, abnormal concentrations of neurotoxic metabolites and metabolites related to neurotransmitter production are pathognomonic of ALS in the advanced stage. Furthermore, analysis of the lipidomic profile indicates that advanced ALS patients report significant alteration of phosphocholine (PCs), lysophosphatidylcholine (LPCs), and sphingomyelin (SMs) metabolism, consistent with the exigency of lipid remodeling to repair advanced neuronal degeneration and inflammation.
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- Carmen Marino
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Maggiore Salvatore Arena, Contrada San Benedetto, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Institute of Diagnosis and Treatment Hermitage Capodimonte, Cupa delle Tozzole, 2, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems of National Research Council, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
- Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille Université, 13284 Marseille, France
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- Institute of Diagnosis and Treatment Hermitage Capodimonte, Cupa delle Tozzole, 2, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems of National Research Council, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
- Department of Motor and Wellness Sciences, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Via Ammiraglio Ferdinando Acton, 38, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-089969748
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Musella S, Carotenuto L, Iraci N, Baroli G, Ciaglia T, Nappi P, Basilicata MG, Salviati E, Barrese V, Vestuto V, Pignataro G, Pepe G, Sommella E, Di Sarno V, Manfra M, Campiglia P, Gomez-Monterrey I, Bertamino A, Taglialatela M, Ostacolo C, Miceli F. Beyond Retigabine: Design, Synthesis, and Pharmacological Characterization of a Potent and Chemically Stable Neuronal Kv7 Channel Activator with Anticonvulsant Activity. J Med Chem 2022; 65:11340-11364. [PMID: 35972998 PMCID: PMC9421656 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Neuronal Kv7 channels represent important pharmacological
targets
for hyperexcitability disorders including epilepsy. Retigabine is
the prototype Kv7 activator clinically approved for seizure treatment;
however, severe side effects associated with long-term use have led
to its market discontinuation. Building upon the recently described
cryoEM structure of Kv7.2 complexed with retigabine and on previous
structure–activity relationship studies, a small library of
retigabine analogues has been designed, synthesized, and characterized
for their Kv7 opening ability using both fluorescence- and electrophysiology-based
assays. Among all tested compounds, 60 emerged as a potent
and photochemically stable neuronal Kv7 channel activator. Compared
to retigabine, compound 60 displayed a higher brain/plasma
distribution ratio, a longer elimination half-life, and more potent
and effective anticonvulsant effects in an acute seizure model in
mice. Collectively, these data highlight compound 60 as
a promising lead compound for the development of novel Kv7 activators
for the treatment of hyperexcitability diseases.
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- Simona Musella
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences (CHIBIOFARAM), University of Messina, Viale Ferdinando Stagno d'Alcontres 31, Messina 98166, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, Potenza 85100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University Federico II of Naples, Via D. Montesano 49, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via G. Paolo II 132, Fisciano 84084, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University Federico II of Naples, Via D. Montesano 49, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, University Federico II of Naples, Via Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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Ciccarelli M, Merciai F, Carrizzo A, Sommella E, Di Pietro P, Caponigro V, Salviati E, Musella S, Sarno VD, Rusciano M, Toni AL, Iesu P, Izzo C, Schettino G, Conti V, Venturini E, Vitale C, Scarpati G, Bonadies D, Rispoli A, Polverino B, Poto S, Pagliano P, Piazza O, Licastro D, Vecchione C, Campiglia P. Untargeted lipidomics reveals specific lipid profiles in COVID-19 patients with different severity from Campania region (Italy). J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 217:114827. [PMID: 35569273 PMCID: PMC9085356 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
COVID-19 infection evokes various systemic alterations that push patients not only towards severe acute respiratory syndrome but causes an important metabolic dysregulation with following multi-organ alteration and potentially poor outcome. To discover novel potential biomarkers able to predict disease's severity and patient's outcome, in this study we applied untargeted lipidomics, by a reversed phase ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-trapped ion mobility mass spectrometry platform (RP-UHPLC-TIMS-MS), on blood samples collected at hospital admission in an Italian cohort of COVID-19 patients (45 mild, 54 severe, 21 controls). In a subset of patients, we also collected a second blood sample in correspondence of clinical phenotype modification (longitudinal population). Plasma lipid profiles revealed several lipids significantly modified in COVID-19 patients with respect to controls and able to discern between mild and severe clinical phenotype. Severe patients were characterized by a progressive decrease in the levels of LPCs, LPC-Os, PC-Os, and, on the contrary, an increase in overall TGs, PEs, and Ceramides. A machine learning model was built by using both the entire dataset and with a restricted lipid panel dataset, delivering comparable results in predicting severity (AUC= 0.777, CI: 0.639-0.904) and outcome (AUC= 0.789, CI: 0.658-0.910). Finally, re-building the model with 25 longitudinal (t1) samples, this resulted in 21 patients correctly classified. In conclusion, this study highlights specific lipid profiles that could be used monitor the possible trajectory of COVID-19 patients at hospital admission, which could be used in targeted approaches.
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- Michele Ciccarelli
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy,PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy,IRCCS Neuromed, Loc. Camerelle, Pozzilli, IS, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona University Hospital, Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy,IRCCS Neuromed, Loc. Camerelle, Pozzilli, IS, Italy,Corresponding author at: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy,Corresponding author
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Carbone D, Vestuto V, Ferraro MR, Ciaglia T, Pecoraro C, Sommella E, Cascioferro S, Salviati E, Novi S, Tecce MF, Amodio G, Iraci N, Cirrincione G, Campiglia P, Diana P, Bertamino A, Parrino B, Ostacolo C. Metabolomics-assisted discovery of a new anticancer GLS-1 inhibitor chemotype from a nortopsentin-inspired library: From phenotype screening to target identification. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 234:114233. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sommella E, Verna G, Liso M, Salviati E, Esposito T, Carbone D, Pecoraro C, Chieppa M, Campiglia P. Hop-derived fraction rich in beta acids and prenylflavonoids regulates the inflammatory response in dendritic cells differently from quercetin: unveiling metabolic changes by mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. Food Funct 2021; 12:12800-12811. [PMID: 34859812 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo02361f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Dendritic cells (DCs) represent a heterogeneous family of immune cells that link innate and adaptive immunity and their activation is linked to metabolic changes that are essential to support their activity and function. Hence, targeting the metabolism of DCs represents an opportunity to modify the inflammatory and immune response. Among the natural matrices, Humulus lupulus (Hop) compounds have recently been shown to exhibit immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activity. This study aimed to evaluate the ability of specific Hop fractions to modulate DCs metabolism after stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by an untargeted metabolomics approach and compare their effect with flavonol quercetin. Following liquid chromatography-based fractionation, three fractions (A, B, and C) were obtained and tested. Cytokine and gene expression were evaluated using ELISA and qPCR, respectively, while the untargeted metabolomics analysis was performed using a combined HILIC-HRMS and DI-FT-ICR approach. The HOP C fraction and quercetin could both reduce the production of several inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, IL-1α, IL-1β, and TNF, but differently from quercetin, the HOP C mechanism is independent of extracellular iron-sequestration and showed significant upregulation of the Nrf2/Nqo1 pathway and Ap-1 compared to quercetin. The untargeted analysis revealed the modulation of several key pathways linked to pro-inflammatory and glycolytic phenotypes. In particular, HOP C treatment could modulate the oxidative step of the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and reduce the inflammatory mediator succinate, citrulline, and purine-pyrimidine metabolism, differently from quercetin. These results highlight the potential anti-inflammatory mechanism of specific Hop-derived compounds in restoring the dysregulated metabolism in DCs, which can be used in preventive or adjuvant therapies to suppress the undesirable inflammatory response.
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- Eduardo Sommella
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy. .,PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology "S. de Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, BA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, PA, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, PA, Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology "S. de Bellis", Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, BA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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Grimaldi M, Marino C, Buonocore M, Santoro A, Sommella E, Merciai F, Salviati E, De Rosa A, Nuzzo T, Errico F, Campiglia P, Usiello A, D'Ursi AM. Prenatal and Early Postnatal Cerebral d-Aspartate Depletion Influences l-Amino Acid Pathways, Bioenergetic processes, and Developmental Brain Metabolism. J Proteome Res 2020; 20:727-739. [PMID: 33274941 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
d-Amino acids were believed to occur only in bacteria and invertebrates. Today, it is well known that d-amino acids are also present in mammalian tissues in a considerable amount. In particular, high levels of free d-serine (d-Ser) and d-aspartate (d-Asp) are found in the brain. While the functions of d-Ser are well known, many questions remain unanswered regarding the role of d-Asp in the central nervous system. d-Asp is very abundant at the embryonic stage, while it strongly decreases after birth because of the expression of d-aspartate oxidase (Ddo) enzyme, which catalyzes the oxidation of this d-amino acid into oxaloacetate, ammonium, and hydrogen peroxide. Pharmacologically, d-Asp acts as an endogenous agonist of N-methyl d-aspartate and mGlu5 receptors, which are known to control fundamental brain processes, including brain development, synaptic plasticity, and cognition. In this work, we studied a recently generated knockin mouse model (R26ddo/ddo), which was designed to express DDO beginning at the zygotic stage. This strategy enables d-Asp to be almost eliminated in both prenatal and postnatal lives. To understand which biochemical pathways are affected by depletion of d-Asp, in this study, we carried out a metabolomic and lipidomic study of ddo knockin brains at different stages of embryonic and postnatal development, combining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) techniques. Our study shows that d-Asp deficiency in the brain influences amino acid pathways such as threonine, glycine, alanine, valine, and glutamate. Interestingly, d-Asp is also correlated with metabolites involved in brain development and functions such as choline, creatine, phosphocholine (PCho), glycerophosphocholine (GPCho), sphingolipids, and glycerophospholipids, as well as metabolites involved in brain energy metabolism, such as GPCho, glucose, and lactate.
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- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy
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- Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroscience, Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80145 Naples, Italy.,Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technologies (DISTABIF), University of Campania, L. Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroscience, Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80145 Naples, Italy.,Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technologies (DISTABIF), University of Campania, L. Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Università, 100-80055 Portici, Italy
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- European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno, Via De Renzi 50, 84125 Salerno, Italy
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- Laboratory of Behavioural Neuroscience, Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80145 Naples, Italy.,Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technologies (DISTABIF), University of Campania, L. Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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Pepe G, Salviati E, Rapa SF, Ostacolo C, Cascioferro S, Manfra M, Autore G, Marzocco S, Campiglia P. Citrus sinensis and Vitis vinifera Protect Cardiomyocytes from Doxorubicin-Induced Oxidative Stress: Evaluation of Onconutraceutical Potential of Vegetable Smoothies. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9050378. [PMID: 32370308 PMCID: PMC7278676 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9050378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
The interest towards nutraceuticals able to counteract drug side effects is continuously growing in current chemotherapeutic protocols. In the present study, we demonstrated that smoothies containing mixtures of Citrus sinensis and Vitis vinifera L. cv. Aglianico N, two typical fruits of the Mediterranean diet, possess bioactive polyphenols that protect cardiomyocytes against doxorubicin-induced oxidative stress. The polyphenolic extracts isolated from Citrus sinensis- and Vitis vinifera-based functional smoothies were deeply characterized by Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry methods. Subsequently, the functional smoothies and relative mixtures were tested to verify their ability to affect cellular viability and oxidative stress parameters in embryonic cardiomyocyte cells (H9c2), and human breast adenocarcinoma cell line (MCF-7) exposed to doxorubicin. Interestingly, we found that the mix resulting from Citrus sinensis and Vitis vinifera association in ratio 1:1 was able to reduce cardiomyocytes damage induced by anthracyclines, without significantly interfering with the pro-apoptotic activity of the drug on breast cancer cells. These results point out the potential use of vegetable smoothies as adjuvants functional foods for chemotherapeutic anticancer protocols.
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- Giacomo Pepe
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (G.P.); (E.S.); (S.F.R.); (G.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (G.P.); (E.S.); (S.F.R.); (G.A.)
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (G.P.); (E.S.); (S.F.R.); (G.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy;
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (G.P.); (E.S.); (S.F.R.); (G.A.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (G.P.); (E.S.); (S.F.R.); (G.A.)
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (P.C.); Tel.: +39-089-96-9250 (S.M.); +39-089-96-9242 (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (G.P.); (E.S.); (S.F.R.); (G.A.)
- European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno, 84125 Salerno, Italy
- Correspondence: (S.M.); (P.C.); Tel.: +39-089-96-9250 (S.M.); +39-089-96-9242 (P.C.)
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Salviati E, Ciaglia E, Sommella E, Montella F, Bertamino A, Ostacolo C, Parrino B, Rubino R, Vecchione C, Puca A, Novellino E, Campiglia P. Immunomodulatory activity of Humulus lupulus bitter acids fraction: Enhancement of natural killer cells function by NKp44 activating receptor stimulation. J Funct Foods 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2019.103469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Sommella E, Badolati N, Riccio G, Salviati E, Bottone S, Dentice M, Campiglia P, Tenore GC, Stornaiuolo M, Novellino E. A Boost in Mitochondrial Activity Underpins the Cholesterol-Lowering Effect of Annurca Apple Polyphenols on Hepatic Cells. Nutrients 2019; 11:E163. [PMID: 30646510 PMCID: PMC6356966 DOI: 10.3390/nu11010163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Reduction in cholesterol blood levels represents one of the therapeutic goals to achieve in order to reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. Commonly, this goal is attempted by promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors and low-fat diets. Recently, several nutraceuticals have been shown to possess cholesterol-lowering properties and are becoming common over the counter products. Among others, apple polyphenols efficiently lower total cholesterol levels in humans and impact overall lipid metabolism. Malus Pumila Miller cv Annurca is an apple native to Southern Italy presenting one of the highest content of procyanidin B2, a dimeric procyanidin. Tested in clinical trials, the oral consumption of an Annurca polyphenolic extract (AAE) exerted a cholesterol-lowering effect similar to the statins Atorvastatin and Simvastatin. Despite AAE activity, the analysis of the molecular mechanism behind its cholesterol-lowering effect is unclear. Using isotope labeling and high-resolution mass spectrometry approaches we here performed a metabolic profiling of in vitro cultured human hepatocytes treated with AAE to reveal its mechanism of action. The results show that AAE acts differently than statins. The extract reprograms hepatic cell metabolism and promotes mitochondrial respiration, lipolysis and fatty acid β-oxidation. Citrate and acetyl-CoA, both necessary for the production of cholesterol, are diverted to the Krebs Cycle by AAE, that, ultimately, lowers cholesterogenesis and fatty acid synthesis.
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- Eduardo Sommella
- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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Riccio G, Sommella E, Badolati N, Salviati E, Bottone S, Campiglia P, Dentice M, Tenore GC, Stornaiuolo M, Novellino E. Annurca Apple Polyphenols Protect Murine Hair Follicles from Taxane Induced Dystrophy and Hijacks Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism toward β-Oxidation. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10111808. [PMID: 30463345 PMCID: PMC6267362 DOI: 10.3390/nu10111808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is a common side effect of conventional chemotherapy and represents a major problem in clinical oncology. Even months after the end of chemotherapy, many cancer patients complain of hair loss, a condition that is psychologically difficult to manage. CIA disturbs social and sexual interactions and causes anxiety and depression. Synthetic drugs protecting from CIA and endowed with hair growth stimulatory properties are prescribed with caution by oncologists. Hormones, growth factors, morphogens could unwontedly protect tumour cells or induce cancer cell proliferation and are thus considered incompatible with many chemotherapy regimens. Nutraceuticals, on the contrary, have been shown to be safe and effective treatment options for hair loss. We here show that polyphenols from Malus Pumila Miller cv Annurca are endowed with hair growth promoting activity and can be considered a safe alternative to avoid CIA. In vitro, Annurca Apple Polyphenolic Extract (AAE) protects murine Hair Follicles (HF) from taxanes induced dystrophy. Moreover, in virtue of its mechanism of action, AAE is herein proven to be compatible with chemotherapy regimens. AAE forces HFs to produce ATP using mitochondrial β-oxidation, reducing Pentose Phosphate Pathway (PPP) rate and nucleotides production. As consequence, DNA replication and mitosis are not stimulated, while a pool of free amino acids usually involved in catabolic reactions are spared for keratin production. Moreover, measuring the effect exerted on Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) metabolism, we prove that AAE promotes hair-growth by increasing the intracellular levels of Prostaglandins F2α (PGF2α) and by hijacking PUFA catabolites toward β-oxidation.
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- Gennaro Riccio
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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Badolati N, Sommella E, Riccio G, Salviati E, Heintz D, Bottone S, Di Cicco E, Dentice M, Tenore G, Campiglia P, Stornaiuolo M, Novellino E. Annurca Apple Polyphenols Ignite Keratin Production in Hair Follicles by Inhibiting the Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Amino Acid Oxidation. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10101406. [PMID: 30279339 PMCID: PMC6213762 DOI: 10.3390/nu10101406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Patterned hair loss (PHL) affects around 50% of the adult population worldwide. The negative impact that this condition exerts on people’s life quality has boosted the appearance of over-the-counter products endowed with hair-promoting activity. Nutraceuticals enriched in polyphenols have been recently shown to promote hair growth and counteract PHL. Malus pumila Miller cv. Annurca is an apple native to Southern Italy presenting one of the highest contents of Procyanidin B2. We have recently shown that oral consumption of Annurca polyphenolic extracts (AAE) stimulates hair growth, hair number, hair weight and keratin content in healthy human subjects. Despite its activity, the analysis of the molecular mechanism behind its hair promoting effect is still partially unclear. In this work we performed an unprecedented metabolite analysis of hair follicles (HFs) in mice topically treated with AAE. The metabolomic profile, based on a high-resolution mass spectrometry approach, revealed that AAE re-programs murine HF metabolism. AAE acts by inhibiting several NADPH dependent reactions. Glutaminolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, glutathione, citrulline and nucleotide synthesis are all halted in vivo by the treatment of HFs with AAE. On the contrary, mitochondrial respiration, β-oxidation and keratin production are stimulated by the treatment with AAE. The metabolic shift induced by AAE spares amino acids from being oxidized, ultimately keeping them available for keratin biosynthesis.
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- Nadia Badolati
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Plant Imaging and Mass Spectrometry, Institut de Biologie Moleculaire des Plantes, CNRS, Universite de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II. Via Montesano 49, 80149 Naples, Italy.
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Sommella E, Conte GM, Salviati E, Pepe G, Bertamino A, Ostacolo C, Sansone F, Prete FD, Aquino RP, Campiglia P. Fast Profiling of Natural Pigments in Different Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) Dietary Supplements by DI-FT-ICR and Evaluation of their Antioxidant Potential by Pre-Column DPPH-UHPLC Assay. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23051152. [PMID: 29751637 PMCID: PMC6099715 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23051152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Arthrospira platensis, better known as Spirulina, is one of the most important microalgae species. This cyanobacterium possesses a rich metabolite pattern, including high amounts of natural pigments. In this study, we applied a combined strategy based on Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) and Ultra High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) for the qualitative/quantitative characterization of Spirulina pigments in three different commercial dietary supplements. FT-ICR was employed to elucidate the qualitative profile of Spirulina pigments, in both direct infusion mode (DIMS) and coupled to UHPLC. DIMS showed to be a very fast (4 min) and accurate (mass accuracy ≤ 0.01 ppm) tool. 51 pigments were tentatively identified. The profile revealed different classes, such as carotenes, xanthophylls and chlorophylls. Moreover, the antioxidant evaluation of the major compounds was assessed by pre-column reaction with the DPPH radical followed by fast UHPLC-PDA separation, highlighting the contribution of single analytes to the antioxidant potential of the entire pigment fraction. β-carotene, diadinoxanthin and diatoxanthin showed the highest scavenging activity. The method took 40 min per sample, comprising reaction. This strategy could represent a valid tool for the fast and comprehensive characterization of Spirulina pigments in dietary supplements, as well as in other microalgae-based products.
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- Eduardo Sommella
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, I-80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 16, I-80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, I-84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy.
- European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno, Via De Renzi 50, I-84125 Salerno, Italy.
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Sommella E, Pagano F, Salviati E, Chieppa M, Bertamino A, Manfra M, Sala M, Novellino E, Campiglia P. Chemical profiling of bioactive constituents in hop cones and pellets extracts by online comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry and direct infusion Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. J Sep Sci 2018; 41:1548-1557. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201701242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Eduardo Sommella
- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano SA Italy
- PhD Program in Drug Discovery and Development; University of Salerno; Fisciano SA Italy
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology “S. de Bellis”; Institute of Research; Castellana Grotte; BA Italy
- European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno; Salerno Italy
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- Department of Science; University of Basilicata; Potenza Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano SA Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Naples Federico II; Napoli Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Salerno; Fisciano SA Italy
- European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno; Salerno Italy
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