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Mela DJ, Cao XZ, Dobriyal R, Fowler MI, Lin L, Joshi M, Mulder TJP, Murray PG, Peters HPF, Vermeer MA, Zhang Z. The effect of 8 plant extracts and combinations on post-prandial blood glucose and insulin responses in healthy adults: a randomized controlled trial. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2020; 17:51. [PMID: 32647531 PMCID: PMC7336677 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-020-00471-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lower post-prandial glucose (PPG) and insulin (PPI) responses to foods are associated with reduced diabetes risk and progression. Several plant extracts have been proposed to reduce PPG or PPI by inhibiting enzymes or transporters involved in carbohydrate digestion and uptake. This study evaluates a range of such extracts, consumed with a carbohydrate load, for their effects on PPG, PPI and indicators of (gastrointestinal) tolerance. METHODS Interventions were extracts of mulberry fruit (MFE, 1.5 g), mulberry leaf (MLE, 1.0 g), white bean (WBE, 3.0 g), apple (AE, 2.0 g), elderberry (EE, 2.0 g), turmeric (TE, 0.18 g), AE + TE, and EE + TE. Each of these 8 individual extracts or combinations were added to a rice porridge containing ~ 50 g available carbohydrate (control). In a within-subject (randomised, balanced incomplete block) design, individual subjects received the control and a subset of 4 of the 8 extracts or combinations. Participants were 72 apparently healthy adults (mean [SD] age 31.2 [5.5] yr, body mass index 22.1 [2.0] kg/m2). The primary outcome was the percentage change in 2-h PPG (positive incremental area under the curve) relative to control. Secondary measures were the 2-h PPI response, 7-h breath hydrogen, measures of gastrointestinal discomfort, and urine glucose. RESULTS In the 65 subjects who completed the control and at least one intervention treatment, additions of AE, MFE and MLE produced statistically significant reductions in PPG vs control (p < 0.05; mean effect - 24.1 to - 38.1%). All extracts and combinations except TE and WBE significantly reduced PPI (p < 0.01; mean effect - 17.3% to - 30.4%). Rises in breath hydrogen > 10 ppm were infrequent, but statistically more frequent than control only for MLE (p = 0.02). Scores for gastrointestinal discomfort were extremely low and not different from control for any treatment, and no glucosuria was observed. CONCLUSIONS Additions of AE, MFE and MLE to rice robustly reduced PPG and PPI. EE significantly reduced only PPI, while TE and WBE showed no significant efficacy for PPG or PPI. Breath hydrogen responses to MLE suggest possible carbohydrate malabsorption at the dose used, but there were no explicit indications of intolerance to any of the extracts. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04258501. Registered 6 February 2020 - Retrospectively registered.
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- Unilever R&D Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Kdekian A, Alssema M, Van Der Beek EM, Greyling A, Vermeer MA, Mela DJ, Trautwein EA. Impact of isocaloric exchanges of carbohydrate for fat on postprandial glucose, insulin, triglycerides, and free fatty acid responses—a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Clin Nutr 2019; 74:1-8. [DOI: 10.1038/s41430-019-0534-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ras RT, Hiemstra H, Lin Y, Vermeer MA, Duchateau GSMJE, Trautwein EA. Consumption of plant sterol-enriched foods and effects on plasma plant sterol concentrations--a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies. Atherosclerosis 2013; 230:336-46. [PMID: 24075766 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Intake of plant sterol (PS)-enriched foods effectively lowers plasma total- and LDL-cholesterol concentrations while increasing plasma PS concentrations. The magnitude of this increase has not been systematically assessed. This study aimed to investigate the effect of PS-enriched foods on plasma PS concentrations by performing a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies. METHODS Published PS intervention studies reporting plasma PS concentrations were searched through June 2012. Studies were selected that fulfilled pre-defined in- and exclusion criteria. Data were extracted, particularly on campesterol, sitosterol, total- and LDL-cholesterol. Random-effects models were used to calculate net effects while weighing each study by the inverse of its variance. Potential sources of heterogeneity were investigated. RESULTS The meta-analysis included data from 41 studies (55 strata) with in total 2084 subjects. The average dose of PS from enriched foods was 1.6 g/d (range: 0.3-3.2 g/d). Plasma sitosterol and campesterol concentrations were increased by on average 2.24 μmol/L (31%) and 5.00 μmol/L (37%), respectively, compared to control. Total- and LDL-cholesterol were reduced by on average 0.36 mmol/L (5.9%) and 0.33 mmol/L (8.5%), respectively. The increase in sitosterol and campesterol was impacted by the dose of PS, the baseline PS concentration and the PS composition of the test products. In the highest PS dose category (2.0-3.2 g/d), increases in sitosterol and campesterol were on average 3.56 and 7.64 μmol/L, respectively. CONCLUSION Intake of PS-enriched foods increases plasma sitosterol and campesterol concentrations. However, total PS remain below 1% of total sterols circulating in the blood.
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- Rouyanne T Ras
- Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.
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Cao XZ, Mi TY, Li L, Vermeer MA, Zhang CC, Huang N, Manoj JK. HPLC-FLD determination of NBD-cholesterol, its ester and other metabolites in cellular lipid extracts. Biomed Chromatogr 2013; 27:910-5. [PMID: 23526237 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.2881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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22-[N(-7-Nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino]-23,24-bisnor-5-cholen-3β-ol (NBD-cholesterol), a fluorescent cholesterol analog, was an extragenous cholesterol tracer used to study cholesterol absorption and metabolism in cultured cells. In order to measure free intracellular cholesterol and its esters, a precise and sensitive method employing high-performance liquid chromatography/fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) was developed for the first time. Method validation showed a limit of detection at 30 ng/mL. The calibration curve was linear within the range of 0.0625-10.0 µg/mL (r(2) = 0.999). Accuracy and precision were highlighted by good recovery and low variations. Apart from NBD-cholesteryl oleate, two additional cellular metabolites of NBD-cholesterol, probably an isomer and an oxidation product, were determined in the lipid extracts of Caco-2 human colon adenocarcinoma cells according to mass spectrometry. In AC29 mouse malignant mesothelioma cells overexpressing acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase-1 (ACAT1) or ACAT2, only the oxidized metabolite was detected. Using the newly developed method, YIC-C8-434, a known ACAT inhibitor, was shown to inhibit ACAT activity in Caco-2 cells, as well as in AC29/ACAT1 or AC29/ACAT2 cells. In conclusion, the sensitive and specific HPLC-FLD method is a powerful tool for simultaneous quantification of intracellular NBD-cholesterol and its oleoyl-ester.
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- Xiu-zhen Cao
- Unilever R&D Shanghai, 66 Lin Xin Road, Shanghai, 200335, People's Republic of China
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Lin Y, Vermeer MA, Bos W, van Buren L, Schuurbiers E, Miret-Catalan S, Trautwein EA. Molecular structures of citrus flavonoids determine their effects on lipid metabolism in HepG2 cells by primarily suppressing apoB secretion. J Agric Food Chem 2011; 59:4496-4503. [PMID: 21425871 DOI: 10.1021/jf1044475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This study investigated the underlying mechanisms of action for blood lipid lowering effects of citrus flavonoids and their methoxylated analogues (n = 19; dose range: 0-100 μM) in HepG2 cells. Cholesterol (CH) and triglyceride (TG) syntheses were assessed by measuring the incorporation of (14)C-acetate and (14)C-glycerol, respectively, whereas apoB secretion was determined by ELISA. Results show that two polymethoxylated citrus flavonoids (PMFs), tangeretin and nobiletin, potently inhibited apoB secretion (IC(50) = 13 and 29 μM, respectively) and modestly inhibited CH synthesis (IC(50) = 49 and 68 μM) and TG synthesis (IC(50) = 14 and 73 μM), without effecting LDL-receptor activity. Other PMFs (e.g., sinensetin) and non-PMFs (e.g., hesperetin and naringenin) had only weak effects on CH and TG syntheses and apoB secretion (IC(50) > 100 μM). The structure-activity analysis indicated that a fully methoxylated A-ring of the flavonoid structure was associated with a potent inhibitory activity on hepatic apoB secretion. In conclusion, this study using HepG2 cells indicates that citrus flavonoids with a fully methoxylated A-ring may lower blood CH and TG concentrations primarily by suppressing hepatic apoB secretion as a main underlying mode of action.
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- Yuguang Lin
- Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.
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Lin Y, Vermeer MA, Trautwein EA. Triterpenic Acids Present in Hawthorn Lower Plasma Cholesterol by Inhibiting Intestinal ACAT Activity in Hamsters. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2010; 2011:801272. [PMID: 19228775 PMCID: PMC3139965 DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2008] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida) is an edible fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine to lower plasma lipids. This study explored lipid-lowering compounds and underlying mechanisms of action of hawthorn. Hawthorn powder extracts inhibited acylCoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity in Caco-2 cells. The inhibitory activity was positively associated with triterpenic acid (i.e., oleanolic acid (OA) and ursolic acid (UA)) contents in the extracts. Cholesterol lowering effects of hawthorn and its potential additive effect in combination with plant sterol esters (PSE) were further studied in hamsters. Animals were fed a semi-synthetic diet containing 0.08% (w/w) cholesterol (control) or the same diet supplemented with (i) 0.37% hawthorn dichloromethane extract, (ii) 0.24% PSE, (iii) hawthorn dichloromethane extract (0.37%) plus PSE (0.24%) or (iv) OA/UA mixture (0.01%) for 4 weeks. Compared to the control diet, hawthorn, PSE, hawthorn plus PSE and OA/UA significantly lowered plasma non-HDL (VLDL + LDL) cholesterol concentrations by 8%, 9%, 21% and 6% and decreased hepatic cholesterol ester content by 9%, 23%, 46% and 22%, respectively. The cholesterol lowering effects of these ingredients were conversely associated with their capacities in increasing fecal neutral sterol excretion. In conclusion, OA and UA are responsible for the cholesterol lowering effect of hawthorn by inhibiting intestinal ACAT activity. In addition, hawthorn and particularly its bioactive compounds (OA and UA) enhanced the cholesterol lowering effect of plant sterols.
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- Yuguang Lin
- Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, P.O. Box 114, 3130 AC Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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Demonty I, Lin Y, Zebregs YEMP, Vermeer MA, van der Knaap HCM, Jäkel M, Trautwein EA. The citrus flavonoids hesperidin and naringin do not affect serum cholesterol in moderately hypercholesterolemic men and women. J Nutr 2010; 140:1615-20. [PMID: 20660284 DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.124735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The citrus flavonoids hesperidin and naringin have been suggested to lower blood total (TC) and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) both in animal models and humans. However, the evidence from previous studies in humans is not convincing. This study evaluated the LDL-C-lowering efficacy of pure hesperidin and naringin in moderately hypercholesterolemic individuals. A total of 204 healthy men and women with a serum TC concentration of 5.0-8.0 mmol/L participated in a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel trial with 3 groups. A 4-wk preintervention period during which participants refrained from consuming hesperidin and naringin sources preceded the intervention. During the 4-wk intervention, the participants applied the same dietary restrictions and consumed 4 capsules/d providing either placebo (cellulose) or a daily dose of 800 mg hesperidin or 500 mg naringin. Blood samples to measure serum lipids were taken on 2 consecutive days at the beginning and end of the intervention phase. One hundred ninety-four participants completed the study. They maintained their prestudy body weights (mean changes lt 0.2 kg in all groups). In all groups, the mean consumption of scheduled capsules was gt 99%. Hesperidin and naringin did not affect TC or LDL-C, with endpoint LDL-C concentrations (adjusted for baseline) of 4.00 +/- 0.04, 3.99 +/- 0.04, and 3.99 +/- 0.04 mmol/L for control, hesperidin, and naringin groups, respectively. These citrus flavonoids also did not affect serum HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations. In conclusion, pure hesperidin and naringin consumed in capsules at mealtime do not lower serum TC and LDL-C concentrations in moderately hypercholesterolemic men and women.
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- Isabelle Demonty
- Unilever RampD Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen 3130 AC, The Netherlands.
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Vermeer MA, Lin Y, Bos W, Buren L, Schuurbiers E, Miret‐Catalan S, Trautwein EA. Molecular structures of citrus polymethoxylated flavonoids (PMFs) determine their inhibitory effect on apoB secretion in HepG2 cells. FASEB J 2010. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.541.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Unilever R&DVlaardingenNetherlands
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Vermeer MA, Mulder TPJ, Molhuizen HOF. Theaflavins from black tea, especially theaflavin-3-gallate, reduce the incorporation of cholesterol into mixed micelles. J Agric Food Chem 2008; 56:12031-12036. [PMID: 19049290 DOI: 10.1021/jf8022035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Tea is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world and may be associated with reduced heart disease rates. Theaflavins, which are formed in the production of black tea, have been suggested being responsible for the blood-cholesterol-lowering (BCL) effects of tea. We hypothesized that the effect of theaflavins on BCL could be through interference in the formation of dietary mixed micelles, which could result in reduced intestinal cholesterol absorption. Micelles were produced by mixing oleic acid, bile acids, lyso-phosphatidylcholine, and cholesterol. Theaflavin-treated micelles/particles were analyzed using electron microscopy (cryo-TEM), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis, and light-scattering particle size measurements. A dose-dependent inhibitory effect of theaflavins on the incorporation of (14)C-labeled cholesterol into micelles and a theaflavin-dependent increase in particle size was found. These particles consisted of insoluble large multilamellar vesicles with onion-like structures. Ultracentrifugation and HPLC analysis revealed that the pellets contained mainly theaflavin-3-gallate, while the remaining theaflavins were found to be present in the supernatant. Using purified theaflavin subtypes confirmed that mainly theaflavin-3-gallate is responsible for multilamellar vesicle formation. These results show that theaflavins can play a role in decreased intestinal cholesterol absorption via inhibition of micelle formation.
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- Mario A Vermeer
- Unilever Food and Health Research Institute, Olivier van Noortlaan 120, P. O. Box 114, 3130 AC, 3133 AT Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.
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Lin Y, Meijer GW, Vermeer MA, Trautwein EA. Soy protein enhances the cholesterol-lowering effect of plant sterol esters in cholesterol-fed hamsters. J Nutr 2004; 134:143-8. [PMID: 14704307 DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.1.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study aimed to investigate whether the combination of plant sterol esters (PSE) with soy protein or soy isoflavones may have extra cholesterol-lowering effects. Male hamsters (n=20/group) were fed diets containing (g/100 g diet) (A) 20 casein (control), (B) 0.24 PSE, (C) 20 intact soy protein (replacing casein), (D) 0.02 soy isoflavones, (E) 0.24 PSE plus 20 soy protein (replacing casein), or (F) 0.24 PSE plus 0.02 soy isoflavones, for 5 wk. All diets contained 0.08 g cholesterol/100 g diet. Compared with the control diet, the PSE and soy protein diets significantly lowered the plasma total cholesterol concentration by 13% (P<0.05) and 9% (P<0.05), respectively, whereas the isoflavone diet (D) had no effect. The combination of PSE and soy protein (diet E) decreased plasma total cholesterol by 26% (P<0.05). The decrease in plasma cholesterol concentration was mainly in the non-HDL fraction. In addition, the combination of PSE and soy protein significantly decreased plasma triacylglycerol concentration (37%, P<0.05) and reduced cholesterol accumulation in the liver. The abundance of hepatic LDL-receptors was not influenced by any of the test diets. PSE selectively increased fecal excretion of neutral sterols by 190% (P<0.05), whereas soy protein increased fecal excretion of neutral sterols and bile acids by 66% (P<0.05) and 130% (P<0.05), respectively. The combination of PSE and soy protein increased the fecal excretion of neutral sterols and bile acids compared with PSE and soy protein alone. In conclusion, the combination of PSE and soy protein more dramatically lowers plasma lipids than the individual ingredients.
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- Yuguang Lin
- Unilever Health Institute, Unilever R & D, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands.
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Kroon ME, Koolwijk P, Vermeer MA, van der Vecht B, van Hinsbergh VW. Vascular endothelial growth factor enhances the expression of urokinase receptor in human endothelial cells via protein kinase C activation. Thromb Haemost 2001; 85:296-302. [PMID: 11246551] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Among other proteolytic enzymes, the urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA)/plasmin cascade contributes to cell migration and the formation of capillary-like structures in a fibrinous exudate. The u-PA receptor (u-PAR) focuses proteolytical activity on the cell surface of the endothelial cell and hereby accelerates the pericellular matrix degradation. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 enhance u-PA receptor expression in human endothelial cells. In this paper we show that the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors Ro31-8220 and GF109203X inhibit VEGF165-induced u-PAR antigen expression in human endothelial cells, whereas PKC inhibition had no effect on FGF-2-induced u-PAR antigen enhancement. In addition, inhibition of PKC activity had no effect on VEGF165- or FGF-2-induced proliferation in human endothelial cells. We conclude that VEGF165 induces u-PAR via a PKC-dependent pathway, whereas proliferation is induced via a different pathway probably involving tyrosine phosphorylation of proteins downstream of the VEGF receptors.
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- M E Kroon
- Gaubius Laboratory TNO-PG, Leiden, The Netherlands
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BACKGROUND Recent clinical trials have established that inhibitors of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (statins) reduce the risk of acute coronary events. These effects of statins cannot be fully explained by their lipid-lowering potential. Improved endothelial function may contribute to the positive effects of statin treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS In the present study, we report that simvastatin reduces endothelial barrier dysfunction, which is associated with the development of atherosclerosis. Treatment of human umbilical vein endothelial cells for 24 hours with 5 micromol/L simvastatin reduced the thrombin-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction in vitro by 55+/-3%, as assessed by the passage of peroxidase through human umbilical vein endothelial cell monolayers. Similar effects were found on the thrombin-induced passage of (125)I-LDL through human aortic endothelial cell monolayers. This reduction in barrier dysfunction by simvastatin was both dose and time dependent and was accompanied by a reduction in the thrombin-induced formation of stress fibers and focal adhesions and membrane association of RhoA. Simvastatin treatment had no effect on intracellular cAMP levels. In Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbits, treatment for 1 month with 15 mg/kg simvastatin reduced vascular leakage in both the thoracic and abdominal part of the aorta, as evidenced by the Evans blue dye exclusion test. The decreased permeability was not accompanied by a reduction of oil red O-stainable atherosclerotic lesions. CONCLUSIONS These data show that simvastatin, in a relatively high concentration, improves disturbed endothelial barrier function both in vitro and in vivo. The data also support the beneficial effects of simvastatin in acute coronary events by mechanisms other than its lipid-lowering effect.
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van Nieuw Amerongen GP, Vermeer MA, van Hinsbergh VW. Role of RhoA and Rho kinase in lysophosphatidic acid-induced endothelial barrier dysfunction. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2000; 20:E127-33. [PMID: 11116077 DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.20.12.e127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 12/26/2022]
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In the present study, the roles of the small GTPase RhoA and its target Rho kinase in endothelial permeability were investigated in vitro. We have shown previously that, in addition to a rise in the intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)), RhoA is involved in the prolonged thrombin-induced barrier dysfunction. To study the role of RhoA and Rho kinase more specifically, endothelial cells were stimulated with lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a commonly used RhoA activator. LPA induced a 2- to 3-fold increase in the passage of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) across endothelial monolayers that lasted for several hours, whereas thrombin induced a 5- to 10-fold increase. Comparable to the thrombin-induced barrier dysfunction, the LPA-induced barrier dysfunction was accompanied by a reorganization of the F-actin cytoskeleton and the formation of focal attachment sites. LPA induced only a transient increase in myosin light-chain (MLC) phosphorylation, which returned to basal level within 10 minutes. In endothelial cells, [Ca(2+)](i) was not elevated by LPA. Chelation of Ca(2+)(i) ions by 1, 2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N:,N:,N:',N:'-tetraacetic acid did not prevent the LPA-induced passage of HRP. Apparently, a low degree of MLC kinase activation occurred, because the MLC kinase inhibitor KT5926 reduced the levels of both basal and LPA-stimulated HRP passage. Inhibition of RhoA by the C3 transferase from Clostridium botulinum inhibited the LPA-induced cytoskeletal changes and prevented the LPA-induced HRP passage. Inhibition of Rho kinase by Y-27632 completely prevented the LPA-induced increase in HRP passage without affecting basal permeability. These data indicate that LPA-induced endothelial hyperpermeability occurs without a change in [Ca(2+)](i) and requires activation of RhoA and Rho kinase.
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van Nieuw Amerongen GP, van Delft S, Vermeer MA, Collard JG, van Hinsbergh VW. Activation of RhoA by thrombin in endothelial hyperpermeability: role of Rho kinase and protein tyrosine kinases. Circ Res 2000; 87:335-40. [PMID: 10948069 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.87.4.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 312] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Endothelial cells (ECs) actively regulate the extravasation of blood constituents. On stimulation by vasoactive agents and thrombin, ECs change their cytoskeletal architecture and small gaps are formed between neighboring cells. These changes partly depend on a rise in [Ca(2+)](i) and activation of the Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent myosin light chain kinase. In this study, mechanisms that contribute to the thrombin-enhanced endothelial permeability were further investigated. We provide direct evidence that thrombin induces a rapid and transient activation of RhoA in human umbilical vein ECs. Under the same conditions, the activity of the related protein Rac was not affected. This was accompanied by an increase in myosin light chain phosphorylation, the generation of F-actin stress fibers, and a prolonged increase in endothelial permeability. Inhibition of the RhoA target Rho kinase with the specific inhibitor Y-27632 reduced all of these effects markedly. In the presence of Y-27632, the thrombin-enhanced permeability was additionally reduced by chelation of [Ca(2+)](i) by BAPTA. These data indicate that RhoA/Rho kinase and Ca(2+) represent 2 pathways that act on endothelial permeability. In addition, the protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein reduced thrombin-induced endothelial permeability without affecting activation of RhoA by thrombin. Our data support a model of thrombin-induced endothelial permeability that is regulated by 3 cellular signal transduction pathways.
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te Loo DM, Monnens LA, van Der Velden TJ, Vermeer MA, Preyers F, Demacker PN, van Den Heuvel LP, van Hinsbergh VW. Binding and transfer of verocytotoxin by polymorphonuclear leukocytes in hemolytic uremic syndrome. Blood 2000; 95:3396-402. [PMID: 10828021] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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The hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is the most common cause of acute renal failure in children. The role of a verocytotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli has been strongly implicated in the epidemic form of HUS. Although direct toxicity of VT on glomerular endothelial cells has been demonstrated, it remained still unclear how the VT is transported from the intestine to the target organs. In this study we demonstrate that VT, when incubated in whole blood, binds rapidly and completely to human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) and not to other components of blood. Binding studies with (125)I-VT-1 showed a single class of binding sites on freshly isolated, nonstimulated human PMNs. The K(d) of VT-binding to PMNs was 10(-8) mol/L, 100-fold less than that of the VT-receptor globotriaosylceramide. On incubation of VT-preloaded PMNs with human glomerular microvascular endothelial cells (GMVECs), transfer of VT-1 to the endothelial cells occurred. Incubation of nonstimulated GMVECs with VT-preloaded PMNs, but not with PMNs or VT-1 alone, caused inhibition of protein synthesis and cell death. Our data are in concert with a role of PMNs in the transfer of VT from the intestine to the kidney endothelium. This transfer occurs by selective binding to a specific receptor on PMNs and subsequent passing of the ligand VT to the VT-receptor on GMVECs, which causes cell damage. This new mechanism further underpins the important role of PMNs in HUS.
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- D M te Loo
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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van Nieuw Amerongen GP, Draijer R, Vermeer MA, van Hinsbergh VW. Transient and prolonged increase in endothelial permeability induced by histamine and thrombin: role of protein kinases, calcium, and RhoA. Circ Res 1998; 83:1115-23. [PMID: 9831706 DOI: 10.1161/01.res.83.11.1115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the present study, we differentiated between short- and long-term effects of vasoactive compounds on human endothelial permeability in an in vitro model. Histamine induced a rapid and transient (<3 minutes) decrease in barrier function, as evidenced by a decreased transendothelial electrical resistance and an increased passage of 22Na ions. This increase in permeability was inhibited completely by chelation of intracellular calcium ions by BAPTA-AM and inhibition of calmodulin activity and myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation. The presence of serum factors prolonged the barrier dysfunction induced by histamine. Thrombin by itself induced a prolonged barrier dysfunction (>30 minutes) as evidenced by an increased passage of peroxidase and 40 kDa dextran. It was dependent only partially on calcium ions and calmodulin. The protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors genistein and herbimycin A, but not the inactive analogue daidzein, inhibited to a large extent the increase in permeability induced by thrombin. Genistein and BAPTA-AM inhibited the thrombin-induced permeability in an additive way, causing together an almost complete prevention of the thrombin-induced increase in permeability. Inhibition of protein tyrosine kinase was accompanied by a decrease in MLC phosphorylation and a reduction in the extent of F-actin fiber and focal attachment formation. Inhibition of RhoA by C3 transferase toxin reduced both the thrombin-induced barrier dysfunction and MLC phosphorylation. Genistein and C3 transferase toxin did not elevate the cellular cAMP levels. No evidence was found for a significant role of protein kinase C in the thrombin-induced increase in permeability or in the accompanying MLC phosphorylation. These data indicate that in endothelial cell monolayers that respond to histamine in a physiological way, thrombin induces a prolonged increase in permeability by "calcium sensitization," which involves protein tyrosine phosphorylation and RhoA activation.
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- G P van Nieuw Amerongen
- Gaubius Laboratory TNO-PG, Leiden, and Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Schalkwijk CG, Vermeer MA, Stehouwer CD, te Koppele J, Princen HM, van Hinsbergh VW. Effect of methylglyoxal on the physico-chemical and biological properties of low-density lipoprotein. Biochim Biophys Acta 1998; 1394:187-98. [PMID: 9795211 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2760(98)00112-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In patients with diabetes, non-enzymatic glycation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been suggested to be involved in the development of atherosclerosis. alpha-Dicarbonyl compounds were identified as intermediates in the non-enzymatic glycation and increased levels were reported in patients with diabetes. We studied the effect of the alpha-dicarbonyl compound methylglyoxal (MG) on the physicochemical and biological properties of LDL. MG dose-dependently modifies LDL, as indicated by the formation of fluorescent products and the increase of a net negative charge. MG (10 mmol/l) induced major modifications of arginine residues (up to 85%) and minor lysine modifications (less than 6%). MG-LDL preparations generated small amounts of superoxide anion radicals as measured by the reduction of cytochrome c, but this was not accompanied by peroxidation of the polyunsaturated fatty acids of MG-LDL. MG-LDL showed diminished recognition and uptake by the human LDL receptor in cultured cells and a markedly increased plasma clearance rate in vivo in rats. The reduced association and degradation of 125I-oxidised LDL by murine macrophages indicates recognition of MG-LDL by a scavenger receptor. Surprisingly, MG-LDL caused significantly less cholesteryl ester synthesis in murine macrophages, as compared to native LDL and oxidised or acetylated LDL. Highly modified MG-LDL did not induce activation of human endothelial cells, as measured by the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1.
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- C G Schalkwijk
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Academic Hospital Free University, P.O. Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Koolwijk P, van Erck MG, de Vree WJ, Vermeer MA, Weich HA, Hanemaaijer R, van Hinsbergh VW. Cooperative effect of TNFalpha, bFGF, and VEGF on the formation of tubular structures of human microvascular endothelial cells in a fibrin matrix. Role of urokinase activity. J Cell Biol 1996; 132:1177-88. [PMID: 8601593 PMCID: PMC2120755 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.132.6.1177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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In angiogenesis associated with tissue repair and disease, fibrin and inflammatory mediators are often involved. We have used three-dimensional fibrin matrices to investigate the humoral requirements of human microvascular endothelial cells (hMVEC) to form capillary-like tubular structures. bFGF and VEGF165 were unable to induce tubular structures by themselves. Simultaneous addition of one or both of these factors with TNFalpha induced outgrowth of tubules, the effect being the strongest when bFGF, VEGF165, and TNFalpha were added simultaneously. Exogenously added u-PA, but not its nonproteolytic amino-terminal fragment, could replace TNFalpha, suggesting that TNFalpha-induced u-PA synthesis was involved. Soluble u-PA receptor (u-PAR) or antibodies that inhibited u-PA activity prevented the formation of tubular structures by 59-99%. epsilon-ACA and trasylol which inhibit the formation and activity of plasmin reduced the extent of tube formation by 71-95%. TNFalpha or u-PA did not induce tubular structures without additional growth factors. bFGF and VEGF165 enhanced of the u-PAR by 72 and 46%, but TNFalpha itself also increased u-PAR in hMVEC by 30%. Induction of mitogenesis was not the major contribution of bFGF and VEGF165 because the cell number did not change significantly in the presence of TNFalpha, and tyrphostin A47, which inhibited mitosis completely, reduced the formation of tubular structures only by 28-36%. These data show that induction of cell-bound u-PA activity by the cytokine TNFalpha is required in addition to the angiogenic factors VEGF165 and/or bFGF to induce in vitro formation of capillary-like structures by hMVEC in fibrin matrices. These data may provide insight in the mechanism of angiogenesis as occurs in pathological conditions.
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- P Koolwijk
- Gaubius Laboratory TNO-PG, Leiden, The Netherlands
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De Vries AC, Vermeer MA, Bredman JJ, Bär PR, Cohen LH. Cholesterol content of the rat lens is lowered by administration of simvastatin, but not by pravastatin. Exp Eye Res 1993; 56:393-9. [PMID: 8500554 DOI: 10.1006/exer.1993.1053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/31/2023]
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The influence of the 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors pravastatin and simvastatin on lens cholesterol metabolism was investigated in the rat. Short-term organ culture experiments with explanted lenses from 21-day-old Wistar rats showed that simvastatin was at least 35 times more effective than pravastatin in inhibiting cholesterol synthesis. In vivo the cholesterol content of the rat lens increased linearly with age. Experiments were designed to answer the question whether simvastatin and pravastatin inhibit lens cholesterol synthesis in vivo, which would result in a reduced cholesterol accumulation in the lens with age. Young Wistar rats were weaned at an age of 21 days and had ad libitum access to a chow supplemented with 10-100 mg vastatin kg-1 (drug consumption: 1.5-15 mg vastatin kg-1 body weight day-1, respectively) or no additions for 3 weeks. Both drugs induced the HMG-CoA reductase activity in rat liver microsomes (isolated after 1, 2 and 3 weeks of treatment) to a similar extent. This indicates that the two drugs inhibited hepatic cholesterol synthesis to a comparable extent. During the whole treatment period no significant differences between control and drug-treated animals could be observed when the wet weight and protein content of the lenses were considered. However, a striking difference between the control group and pravastatin group (50 mg drug kg-1 diet) on the one hand and the simvastatin group (50 mg drug kg-1 diet) on the other was observed when the cholesterol content of the lenses were compared as a function of age.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- A C De Vries
- TNO Institute of Ageing and Vascular Research (IVVO-TNO), Gaubius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands
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de Vries AC, Vermeer MA, Bloemendal H, Cohen LH. Pravastatin and simvastatin differently inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis in human lens. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1993; 34:377-84. [PMID: 8440592] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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PURPOSE In the current study, the hypocholesterolemic drugs pravastatin and simvastatin were compared for their influence on cholesterol biosynthesis in the human lens. METHODS For measurements of cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis rates, human lenses were incubated for 20 hr in the presence of [14C]-acetate, and pravastatin or simvastatin. Radiolabeled [14C]-cholesterol and [14C]-fatty acids were determined. To avoid the influence of individual differences, one lens from each donor was incubated without drug (control) and the other lens was incubated in the presence of drug. For each lens pair, the percentage inhibition of the cholesterol synthesis caused by the drug was calculated. Fatty acid synthesis was not influenced by the drugs. By comparing the fatty acid synthesis rate of the drug-incubated with the control lens of a pair, a predefined exclusion criterion was used to eliminate lens pairs in which the lenses had no comparable biosynthetic capacities. RESULTS Using various concentrations of the drugs, a dose-response curve was constructed for the inhibition of the cholesterol synthesis. The IC50 values (drug concentration give 50% inhibition) were 0.5 mumol/l and 0.004 mumol/l for pravastatin and simvastatin, respectively. 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase activity in microsomal membranes from human lens cortex was inhibited by simvastatin and pravastatin to the same extent. CONCLUSIONS Under the conditions used in this study, cholesterol synthesis in human lenses is inhibited by simvastatin 100-fold more effectively than by pravastatin. This difference was likely due to differences in the intracellular exposure of the reductase to the drugs in intact human lenses.
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- A C de Vries
- TNO Institute of Ageing and Vascular Research (IVVO-TNO), Gaubius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Lipid and protein biosynthesis were investigated in organ culture of human lenses from subjects ranging from 8 to 95 years old. A marked increase of protein and cholesterol content of the human lens with age was found. No significant linear correlation of age with either cholesterol or fatty acid synthesis was observed. Moreover, there are no indications that either synthesis declines with increasing age of the subject. Notwithstanding the large variety in age of the subjects, cholesterol and fatty acid synthesis of the individual lenses were correlated with each other in a positive linear way. Non-cataractous lenses as old as 80 years revealed a normal protein synthesis pattern as determined by incorporation of [35S]methionine into protein and analysis by 2D-gel electrophoresis. In addition, they maintained a high protein biosynthetic capacity.
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- A C de Vries
- TNO Institute of Aging and Vascular Research (IVVO-TNO), Gaubius Laboratory, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Because intraperitoneal administration of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has a negative influence on the healing of colonic anastomosis, the production of eicosanoid products in the healing rat colon after resection and anastomosis was studied using high performance liquid chromatography. Normal colonic tissue metabolizes small amounts of arachidonic acid into cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase products. After construction of an anastomosis, however, there is increased production of lipoxygenase products, while cyclooxygenase activity remains low. Increased amounts of PGE2 and other cyclo-oxygenase products are not produced after anastomosis of the colon and probably do not play a major role in uncomplicated healing of the large intestine in the rat. During the first eight days of repair in the anastomosed colonic tissue, a statistically significant increase in 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) production was found compared with control colon tissue (p = 0.001). At the same time peritoneal macrophages from these rats showed increased 12-HETE production. Eicosanoid synthesis of peritoneal macrophages resembled eicosanoid synthesis of anastomosed colon taken from the same rat indicating that 12-HETE, in particular, may be of macrophage origin.
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- A C van der Ham
- Department of Experimental Surgery, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Vincent JE, Vermeer MA, Kort WJ, Zijlstra FJ. The formation of thromboxane B2, leukotriene B4 and 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid by alveolar macrophages after activation during tumor growth in the rat. Biochim Biophys Acta 1990; 1042:255-8. [PMID: 2154265 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(90)90017-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Pieces of tumor tissue were implanted subcutaneously in the right flank of BN female rats. After 3, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 17 days the lungs were lavaged and the alveolar macrophages collected. The cells were activated with the calcium ionophore A23187 and the formation of thromboxane B2 (TxB2), leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE) determined. The formation of TxB2 decreased considerably until day 7. Thereafter, no changes occurred. The formation of LTB4 increased after the tumor implantation until day 10 and remained stable for the rest of the period, 12-HETE formation was approximately similar, with a decrease at day 12 but continued to increase after day 14. These results suggest that during tumor growth an inhibition of the cyclo-oxygenase or thromboxane synthase occurs and an activation of the C5- and C12-lipoxygenases of the alveolar macrophages.
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- J E Vincent
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Post MJ, te Biesebeek JD, Wemer J, van Rooij HH, Zijlstra FJ, Vermeer MA, Porsius AJ. Effects of milrinone and salbutamol on antigen induced arachidonic acid metabolism in the isolated rat lung. Biochem Pharmacol 1989; 38:2573-4. [PMID: 2504169 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(89)90539-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- M J Post
- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Zijlstra FJ, Wilson JH, Vermeer MA, Ouwendijk RJ, Vincent JE. Differential effects of malotilate on 5-, 12- and 15-lipoxygenase in human ascites cells. Eur J Pharmacol 1989; 159:291-5. [PMID: 2537738 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(89)90160-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 01/01/2023]
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Macrophages isolated from fluids of patients with liver cirrhosis mainly generated the 5-lipoxygenase products leukotriene B4 and 5-monohydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid. The cyclooxygenase products 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and thromboxane B2 were the most important prostaglandin-like substances. Malotilate, an anti-fibrotic substance, selectively inhibited the 5-lipoxygenase, whereas both the 12- and the 15-lipoxygenase pathways were stimulated. The effects of malotilate on eicosanoid production differ from those of known lipoxygenase inhibitors. Such differential effects have not been reported previously.
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- F J Zijlstra
- Department of Pharmacology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Zijlstra FJ, Bachelet M, Vermeer MA, Vincent JE. The effects of PAF-acether and FMLP on eicosanoid production in guinea pig alveolar macrophages. Agents Actions 1989; 26:115-6. [PMID: 2711928 DOI: 10.1007/bf02126578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- F J Zijlstra
- Dept. of Pharmacology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Klein J, Vermeer MA, Zijlstra FJ, Vincent JE, Tak CJ. Endotoxin protection against pulmonary oxygen toxicity and its reversal by acetyl salicylic acid: role of eicosanoid production by broncho-alveolar lavage cells. Agents Actions 1989; 26:246-8. [PMID: 2711944 DOI: 10.1007/bf02126627] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Small doses of endotoxin markedly increase the survival rate of adult rats exposed to 98% oxygen for periods that are normally lethal. The lysine salt of acetyl salicylic acid (L-ASA) partially reverses this protective effect of endotoxin. In this pilot study we investigated the level of eicosanoid production by broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) cells and found that BAL cells of endotoxin protected rats, present in abundance, have an equal or increased capacity of HHT, 15-HETE, 12-HETE, LTB4 and 5-HETE production. These data suggest that production of the lipoxygenase products by BAL cells does not seem to play an important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary oxygen toxicity. We did not find any indication for the occurrence of shunting of arachidonic acid metabolism to the lipoxygenase pathway as an explanation for the reversal of endotoxin's protective action by L-ASA.
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- J Klein
- Department of Anesthesia, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Vermeer MA, Wilson JH, Zijlstra FJ, Vincent JE. Differential effects of malotilate on 5-, 12- and 15-lipoxygenase in human ascites cells. Agents Actions 1989; 26:252-3. [PMID: 2496593 DOI: 10.1007/bf02126629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- M A Vermeer
- Department of Pharmacology, Erasmus University, Rotterdam
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Walstra P, Verhagen J, Vermeer MA, Klerks JP, Veldink GA, Vliegenthart JF. Evidence for lipoxin formation by bovine polymorphonuclear leukocytes via triple dioxygenation of arachidonic acid. FEBS Lett 1988; 228:167-71. [PMID: 3125064 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(88)80609-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 01/04/2023]
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Incubation of bovine polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) with arachidonic acid leads to the formation of four lipoxins. The same lipoxins are also formed upon incubation of bovine PMNs with 5(S)-hydroperoxy-6-trans-8,11,14-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid, 5-hydroxy-6-trans-8,11,14-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid, 5(S)-hydroperoxy, 15(S)-hydroxy-6,13-trans-8,11-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid or 5(S),15(S)-dihydroxy-6,13-trans-8,11-cis-eicosatetraenoic acid. A 5,6-epoxide as intermediate in lipoxin formation in the bovine PMN is highly improbable because the 5-hydroxy compounds are as good substrates as the 5-hydroperoxy compounds. Moreover, the two main lipoxins were found to coelute with the two lipoxins produced via a triple dioxygenation of arachidonic acid by soybean lipoxygenase-1. Hence the bovine PMN is the first cell for which evidence is presented that the formation of lipoxins proceeds mainly via triple dioxygenation and not via 15-hydroxy-leukotriene A4 as is proposed for human and porcine PMNs.
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- P Walstra
- Department of Bio-Organic Chemistry, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Walstra P, Verhagen J, Vermeer MA, Veldink GA, Vliegenthart JF. Demonstration of a 12-lipoxygenase activity in bovine polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Biochim Biophys Acta 1987; 921:312-9. [PMID: 3115302 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2760(87)90032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In this study we present evidence for the existence of an intrinsic 12-lipoxygenase in the bovine polymorphonuclear leukocyte which differs from the well-known platelet 12-lipoxygenase. Intact bovine polymorphonuclear leukocytes synthesize predominantly 5-lipoxygenase products. However, this 5-lipoxygenase activity disappears completely upon sonication of the cells, whereas a 12-lipoxygenase activity then becomes apparent. This 12-lipoxygenase resembles the platelet 12-lipoxygenase in metabolizing arachidonic acid into 12(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid and in being independent of Ca2+ as well as of ATP. The most striking difference between the two 12-lipoxygenases is their behaviour towards linoleic acid. While the platelet 12-lipoxygenase does not convert linoleic acid, the 12-lipoxygenase from bovine polymorphonuclear leukocytes, apparent only in the cell-free system, converts linoleic acid into 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid as efficiently as it converts arachidonic acid into 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid. This provides a convenient method to distinguish both 12-lipoxygenase activities. The fact that this new 12-lipoxygenase is able to metabolize linoleic acid into 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid suggests that this enzyme, in contrast to platelet 12-lipoxygenase, resembles 5-lipoxygenases in showing a preference for hydrogen abstraction at a position which is determined by the distance to the carboxylic end of the fatty acid.
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- P Walstra
- Department of Bio-organic Chemistry, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
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