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Bujok J, Pavľak A, Walski T, Zigo F, Trochanowska-Pauk N, Bohara R, Miśta D. Changes in the blood redox status of horses subjected to combat training. Res Vet Sci 2024; 171:105219. [PMID: 38471346 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105219] [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: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Combat training of police horses, involving physical activity in the presence of environmental stressors, poses a risk of oxidative stress. This study compared the oxidative imbalance after combat training in horses in the regular police service and in horses that had just been schooled. Blood collection was performed immediately after training and after 16 h rest. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT), and total antioxidant status (TAS) were determined as the markers of enzymatic antioxidant defence. At the same time, lipid peroxidation (TBARS) and protein carbonylation (Carb) were assessed as oxidation biomarkers. Additionally, oxidative imbalance indexes such as SOD/CAT, SOD/GPx, TBARS/TAS and TBARS/GPx were calculated. Animals during schooling had significantly lower SOD activity in erythrocytes than those experienced. CAT activity in erythrocytes was insignificantly higher immediately after training than during recovery. The SOD/GPx ratio was higher in experienced animals, which may reflect the intra-erythrocyte imbalance between enzymes producing and degrading hydrogen peroxide towards the first one. The concentration of carbonyl groups was significantly higher after the combat training compared to the recovery period in all horses. In inexperienced animals slight increase in TBARS/TAS and TBARS/GPx indexes were observed during the recovery time after exercises, contrary to experienced horses, in which these markers decreased slightly. These results suggest that the oxidative imbalance in inexperienced horses, although less pronounced just after combat training, was more prolonged as compared to horses in regular service.
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- Jolanta Bujok
- Department of Animal Physiology and Biostructure, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Animal Husbandry, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenskeho 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Animal Husbandry, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenskeho 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland; Department of Physics and Biophysics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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- CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland, Upper Newcastle, Galway H91 W2TY, Ireland.
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Biostructure, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland.
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Lin J, Zhang J, Dai W, Li X, Mohsen M, Li X, Lu K, Song K, Wang L, Zhang C. Low phosphorus increases hepatic lipid deposition, oxidative stress and inflammatory response via Acetyl-CoA carboxylase-dependent manner in zebrafish liver cells. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2024; 146:109387. [PMID: 38272331 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109387] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) plays a regulatory role in both fatty acid synthesis and oxidation, controlling the process of lipid deposition in the liver. Given that existing studies have shown a close relationship between low phosphorus (P) and hepatic lipid deposition, this study was conducted to investigate whether ACC plays a crucial role in this relationship. Zebrafish liver cell line (ZFL) was incubated under low P medium (LP, P concentration: 0.77 mg/L) or adequate P medium (AP, P concentration: 35 mg/L) for 240 h. The results showed that, compared with AP-treated cells, LP-treated cells displayed elevated lipid accumulation, and reduced fatty acid β-oxidation, ATP content, and mitochondrial mass. Furthermore, transcriptomics analysis revealed that LP-treated cells significantly increased lipid synthesis (Acetyl-CoA carboxylases (acc), Stearyl coenzyme A dehydrogenase (scd)) but decreased fatty acid β-oxidation (Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (cptI)) and (AMP-activated protein kinase (ampk)) mRNA levels compared to AP-treated cells. The phosphorylation of AMPK and ACC, and the protein expression of CPTI were significantly decreased in LP-treated cells compared with those in AP-treated cells. After 240 h of LP treatment, PF-05175157 (an ACC inhibitor) was supplemented in the LP treatment for an additional 12 h. PF-05175157-treated cells showed higher phosphorylation of ACC, higher protein expression of CPTI, and lower protein expression of FASN, lower TG content, enhanced fatty acid β-oxidation, increased ATP content, and mitochondrial mass compared with LP-treated cells. PF-05175157 also relieved the LP-induced oxidative stress and inflammatory response. Overall, these findings suggest that ACC is a promising target for treating LP-induced elevation of lipid deposition in ZFL, and can alleviate oxidative stress and inflammatory response.
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- Jibin Lin
- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, 215000, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Mariculture Breeding, Fisheries College of Jimei University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China.
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Watson SB, Jüttner F. Isopropylthiol emission by bloom-forming Microcystis: Biochemistry, ecophysiology and semiochemistry of a volatile organosulfur compound. Harmful Algae 2023; 130:102527. [PMID: 38061818 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2023.102527] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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Microcystis species not only produce toxic cyanobacterial blooms, but can be a significant source of taste and odour. Previous studies have associated foul-smelling volatile organic sulfur compounds (VOSCs) with Microcystis blooms, but have largely attributed these compounds to bacterial bloom decomposition. However, earlier reports of the production of isopropylthio compounds by several Microcystis strains suggests that these cyanobacteria may themselves be a source of these VOSCs. Sulphur compounds have been shown to play important semiochemical roles in algal cell protection and grazer interactions in marine systems, but little is known about the production and chemical ecology of freshwater cyanobacterial VOSCs. To address this knowledge gap, we undertook the first detailed investigation of the biochemistry, ecophysiology and semiochemistry of these compounds and their production by Microcystis, and tested the hypothesis that they act as multifunctional semiochemicals in processes related to cell protection and grazer defence. Using short-term incubations and an adapted headspace-GC-MS technique, we investigated VOSC production by axenic and non-axenic strains, and verified that isopropylthio compounds are in fact produced by these cyanobacteria, identifying 5 isopropyl moiety-containing VOSCs (isopropylthiol (ISH), isopropylmethyl sulfide, isopropyl methyl disulfide, diisopropyl disulfide (ISSI) and diisopropyl trisulfide) as well as methanethiol in three strains. Further studies with the axenic strain Microcystis PCC 7806 using different light regimes, metabolic inhibitors (sodium azide, DCMU), the antioxidant enzyme catalase and stable labelled precursors (hydrogencarbonate, acetates and sulfate) demonstrated that ISH is a true exo-metabolite, synthesized via the acetate pathway. It is actively produced and continuously excreted by the cyanobacteria during growth, with minimal internal storage or post-lysis catalytic generation. The molar ratios of the redox pair ISH/ISSI are not directly involved in the photosynthetic and respiratory electron transport chains, but dependant on the redox state of the cell - likely mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), as shown by a marked effect of catalase. These results, along with toxicological and behavioural assays using the two aquatic invertebrates Thamnocephalus platyurus and Daphnia magna indicate that ISH plays multiple important physiological and ecological roles. It acts as an effective antioxidant against high ROS levels, as often experienced in surface blooms, it elicits avoidance-related behavioural responses in grazer communities and at high levels, it can be toxic to some invertebrates.
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- Susan B Watson
- Department of Biology, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9L 0G2, Canada.
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- Limnological Station, University of Zürich, Seestrasse 187, CH-8802 Kilchberg, Switzerland
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Koley R, Mishra D, Mondal NK. Magnesium oxide nanoparticles alleviate arsenic toxicity, reduce oxidative stress and arsenic accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:117932-117951. [PMID: 37872343 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30411-0] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) have been attracted by the scientific community for their combating action against heavy metal stress in plants. However, their role towards the mitigation of arsenic (As) induced toxicity is still obscure. In the present study, MgO NPs were synthesized through the green route and assessed their efficacy towards the reduction of As accumulation and phytotoxicity in As-stressed rice cultivar MTU-1010 under laboratory conditions. Initially, rice seedlings were grown under separate and combined applications of As (10 mg/L) and MgO NPs (0, 10, 50, and 100 mg/L) and further analyzed plant growth attributes and As accumulation in rice seedlings. Characterization of biosynthesized MgO NPs by UV-Vis spectrophotometer, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis showed the cubic in shape, and crystalline nature (73.10%) with average size ranges from 17-23 nm. The growth experiment showed a significant (p < 0.05) increase in seed germination, seedling growth, photosynthetic and other pigments content, and biomass accumulation in rice seedlings under the combined application of As (10 mg/L) and MgO NPs (50 mg/L) as compared to only As (10 mg/L) treatment. Additionally, As exposure resulted in declined primary metabolites such as soluble sugars and protein. However, the application of MgO NPs exhibited the alleviation of As toxicity through significant (p < 0.05) reduction of As accumulation by 34 and 53% in roots and 44 and 62% in shoots of rice seedlings under 50 and 100 mg/L MgO NPs supplementations, respectively and restored the accumulation of the primary metabolites. Furthermore, MgO NPs demonstrated the ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) like hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide anion (O2•-), through significant (p < 0.05) promotion of non-enzymatic (carotenoid, anthocyanin, flavonoid, and proline) and enzymatic (CAT, POD, and SOD) antioxidant defence under As stress. These findings highlighted the potential of green synthesized MgO NPs towards the mitigation of As contamination in rice plants. However, future study is necessary to unfold the actual mechanisms responsible for the protective effects of MgO NPs and to screen out the optimal dose to be used to formulate a potent nanofertilizer for sustainable rice production in metal-contaminated soils.
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- Rajesh Koley
- Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India
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- Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
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Rajasekhar S, Subramanyam MVV, Asha Devi S. Grape seed proanthocyanidin extract suppresses oxidative stress in the rat pancreas of type-1 diabetes. Arch Physiol Biochem 2023; 129:1045-1057. [PMID: 33703969 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2021.1894452] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AIM This study aimed to elucidate the effects of grape seed proanthocyanidin extract (GSPE) on oxidative stress (OS), antioxidant enzymes, free radicals and cytokines in the pancreas of T1DM rats. METHODS Two-month-old Wistar rats were assigned to the control (CON), CON + GSPE (CON + PA), diabetics (STZ, 60 mg/kg b.w.), diabetes + GSPE (STZ + PA), diabetes + insulin (STZ + INS, 3 U/day) and diabetics + GSPE and INS (STZ + INS + PA) groups. GSPE (75 mg/kg b.w.) was administered daily either alone or with INS for 8 weeks. RESULTS Glutathione was lowest in diabetics while it increased in the STZ + INS + PA (p < .001) group, similar to catalase activity (p < .05). Hydrogen peroxide, superoxide and lipid peroxidation increased with iNOS, TNF-α and IL-1β in the diabetic pancreases, while GSPE decreased (p < .001). Further, reduced β-cells/islet number was improved in diabetics (p < .001) with treatment. CONCLUSION This study suggests that GSPE with INS is effective in minimising OS and pancreatic degeneration in T1DM rats.
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- Sanna Rajasekhar
- Laboratory of Gerontology, Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
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- Laboratory of Gerontology, Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India
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Tiberi J, Cesarini V, Stefanelli R, Canterini S, Fiorenza MT, Rosa PL. Sex differences in antioxidant defence and the regulation of redox homeostasis in physiology and pathology. Mech Ageing Dev 2023; 211:111802. [PMID: 36958540 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2023.111802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a term that defines a group of unstable compounds derived from exogenous sources or endogenous metabolism. Under physiological conditions, low levels of ROS play a key role in the regulation of signal transduction- or transcription-mediated cellular responses. In contrast, excessive and uncontrolled loading of ROS results in a pathological state known as oxidative stress (OS), a leading contributor to aging and a pivotal factor for the onset and progression of many disorders. Evolution has endowed cells with an antioxidant system involved in stabilizing ROS levels to a specific threshold, preserving ROS-induced signalling function and limiting negative side effects. In mammals, a great deal of evidence indicates that females defence against ROS is more proficient than males, determining a longer lifespan and lower incidence of most chronic diseases. In this review, we will summarize the most recent sex-related differences in the regulation of redox homeostasis. We will highlight the peculiar aspects of the antioxidant defence in sex-biased diseases whose onset or progression is driven by OS, and we will discuss the molecular, genetic, and evolutionary determinants of female proficiency to cope with ROS.
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- Jessica Tiberi
- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; PhD program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine Institute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT), National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; European Center for Brain Research, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; European Center for Brain Research, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; European Center for Brain Research, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy.
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Mateus AP, Costa RA, Sadoul B, Bégout ML, Cousin X, Canario AV, Power DM. Thermal imprinting during embryogenesis modifies skin repair in juvenile European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 134:108647. [PMID: 36842641 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108647] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Fish skin is a multifunctional tissue that develops during embryogenesis, a developmental stage highly susceptible to epigenetic marks. In this study, the impact of egg incubation temperature on the regeneration of a cutaneous wound caused by scale removal in juvenile European sea bass was evaluated. Sea bass eggs were incubated at 11, 13.5 and 16 °C until hatching and then were reared at a common temperature until 9 months when the skin was damaged and sampled at 0, 1 and 3 days after scale removal and compared to the intact skin from the other flank. Skin damage elicited an immediate significant (p < 0.001) up-regulation of pcna in fish from eggs incubated at higher temperatures. In fish from eggs incubated at 11 °C there was a significant (p < 0.001) up-regulation of krt2 compared to fish from higher thermal backgrounds 1 day after skin damage. Damaged epidermis was regenerated after 3 days in all fish irrespective of the thermal background, but in fish from eggs incubated at 11 °C the epidermis was significantly (p < 0.01) thinner compared to other groups, had less goblet cells and less melanomacrophages. The thickness of the dermis increased during regeneration of wounded skin irrespective of the thermal background and by 3 days was significantly (p < 0.01) thicker than the dermis from the intact flank. The expression of genes for ECM remodelling (mmp9, colXα, col1α1, sparc, and angptl2b) and innate immunity (lyg1, lalba, sod1, csf-1r and pparγ) changed during regeneration but were not affected by egg thermal regime. Overall, the results indicate that thermal imprinting of eggs modifies the damage-repair response in juvenile sea bass skin.
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- Ana Patrícia Mateus
- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR), Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal; Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR), Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, INRAE, 34250, Palavas-Les-Flots, France; DECOD, Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability, Institut Agro, Ifremer, INRAE, Rennes, France
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- MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, INRAE, 34250, Palavas-Les-Flots, France
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- MARBEC, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, INRAE, 34250, Palavas-Les-Flots, France
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR), Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal; International Institution of Marine Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Centro de Ciências do Mar (CCMAR), Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal; International Institution of Marine Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
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Lu R, Yang L, Jia S, Lin M, Zhang Y, Xu X, Feng J, Nie G. Fatty hepatocytes-derived exosomal miR-122 reduces immune function and antioxidant defence in Ctenopharyngodon idella kidney (CIK) cells. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 130:186-193. [PMID: 36007833 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Exosomes are important for intercellular "cross talk", but the role of exosomes in communication between hepatocytes and C. idella kidney (CIK) cells remains unknown. In this study, we detected the changes in factors related to immune and oxidative stress to investigate the molecular mechanism by which fatty hepatocyte-derived exosomes (OA-Exos) reduced immunity and induced oxidative stress in CIK cells. After incubation of CIK cells by OA-Exos for 24 h, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) were significantly upregulated in the OA-Exos group (P < 0.05), and Mn superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) were significantly downregulated (P < 0.05). Surprisingly, miR-122 expression was also significantly elevated after OA-Exos incubation. We further identified the expression of miR-122 and found that it was notably increased in OA-Exos compared to hepatocyte-derived exosomes (Exos). Then we transfected CIK cells with miR-122 mimic, consistently, the expression of inflammatory cytokines was also significantly elevated (P < 0.05), and the expression of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), HO-1, and Mn-SOD were dramatically decreased (P < 0.05). Furthermore, HO-1 was improved to be a direct target of miR-122, and transfection with HO-1 siRNA indicated that changes in inflammatory cytokines and genes related to oxidative stress were consistent with the above results of CIK cells incubated with OA-Exos and miR-122 mimic. We concluded that OA-Exos may, through the miR-122/HO-1 pathway, reduce immune function and antioxidant defence in CIK cells.
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- Ronghua Lu
- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, PR China.
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Kargar-Shouroki F, Dehghan Banadkuki MR, Jambarsang S, Emami A. The association between wood dust exposure and respiratory disorders and oxidative stress among furniture workers. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2022; 134:529-537. [PMID: 35729276 PMCID: PMC9211781 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-022-02048-5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to determine the effect of wood dust on the respiratory system and oxidative stress in furniture workers and to determine whether any associations exist between respiratory parameters and oxidative stress. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed on 45 furniture workers and 45 office workers as a reference group in Iran. The NIOSH method 0600 was used to determine the concentration of particulates. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms was estimated via the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaire. Oxidative stress biomarkers and respiratory parameters were also measured. RESULTS The mean concentrations of respirable and non-respirable dust were found to be 1.51 mg/m3 and 1.23 mg/m3, respectively. Pulmonary function parameters, including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), FEV1/FVC, and antioxidant capacity biomarkers such as total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were significantly lower, while the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, were significantly higher in the furniture workers than in the reference group. There were significant positive associations between FVC and FEV1 with SOD and TAC. CONCLUSION The present study results indicated that exposure to wood dust significantly increased respiratory disorders and confirmed the association between lung function parameters and oxidative stress.
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- Fatemeh Kargar-Shouroki
- Occupational Health Research Center, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Occupational Health Research Center, Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
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- Center for Healthcare Data Modeling, Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of public health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Hoseinifar SH, Fazelan Z, Bayani M, Yousefi M, Van Doan H, Yazici M. Dietary red macroalgae (Halopithys incurva) improved systemic an mucosal immune and antioxidant parameters and modulated related gene expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2022; 123:164-171. [PMID: 35218971 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In the present study, the effects of dietary Halopithys incurva, a red macroalgae species, (0.25, 0.50, 1%) on whole-body serum and skin mucus immune system, antioxidant system and expression of various genes in zebrafish were investigated. At the end of the 8-week study, total protein, total immunoglobulin and lysozyme activities in whole-body serum and skin mucus increased in fish fed H. incurva (P < 0.05). While an increase was observed in superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) which are antioxidant enzyme activities in whole-body serum and skin mucus, a decrease in malondialdehyde (MDA) levels was detected (P < 0.05). All of the immune-related genes examined, such as Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), Interferon-gamma (INF- γ), were upregulated by the addition of 0.5% H. incurva (P < 0.05). While SOD and GPx, which are antioxidant enzyme-related genes, were remarkably upregulated in macroalgae fed fish (P < 0.05), no change was observed in CAT gene expression (P > 0.05). Based on the results of this study, it is considered that the addition of 0.5% H. incurva to the diets of commercially farmed fish will increase their immune and antioxidant defences and may contribute to the aquaculture sector for more sustainability.
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- Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar
- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
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- Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5E3, Canada
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- Radin Makian Azma Mehr Ltd, Radinmehr Veterinary Laboratory, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Iskenderun Technical University, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, Iskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
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Zarei M, Acharya P, Talahalli RR. Ginger and turmeric lipid-solubles attenuate heated oil-induced cardio-hepatic oxidative stress via the up-regulation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 and decrease blood pressure in rats. Br J Nutr 2021; 126:199-207. [PMID: 33028437 DOI: 10.1017/s0007114520003967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Deep-fried vegetable oils are reused multiple times to save costs, and their chronic consumption may cause organ dysfunction. In this study, we assessed the modulatory effects of lipid-solubles from ginger and turmeric that may migrate to oils during heating, on the cardio-hepatic antioxidant defence response and blood pressure in rats. Male Wistar rats were fed with: (1) control (native rapeseed (N-CNO) or native sunflower (N-SFO)) oil, (2) heated (heated rapeseed (H-CNO) or heated sunflower (H-SFO)) oil and (3) heated oil with ginger or turmeric (heated rapeseed oil with ginger (H-CNO + GI) or heated rapeseed oil with turmeric (H-CNO + TU), heated sunflower oil with ginger (H-SFO + GI) or heated sunflower oil with turmeric (H-SFO + TU)) for 120 d. Oxidative stress (OS) markers, antioxidant enzymes, nitric oxide synthase-2 (NOS-2), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF-2), markers of hepatic and cardiac function and blood pressure were assessed. Feeding heated oils (H-CNO or H-SFO) (1) increased OS markers, NOS-2 and ICAM-1 expression; (2) decreased antioxidant enzyme activity and NRF-2 level; (3) increased marker enzymes of hepatic and cardiac function and (4) increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure significantly (P < 0·05), when compared with respective native oils (N-CNO or N-SFO). However, feeding oils heated with ginger or turmeric positively countered the changes induced by heated oils. Consumption of repeatedly heated oil causes cardio-hepatic dysfunction by inducing OS through NRF-2 down-regulation. Lipid-solubles from ginger and turmeric that may migrate to oil during heating prevent the oxidative stress and blood pressure triggered by heated oils in rats.
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- Mehrdad Zarei
- Department of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka570020, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka570020, India
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Wang X, Tan Z, Chen S, Gui L, Li X, Ke D, Hou L, Leung JYS. Norethindrone causes cellular and hepatic injury in zebrafish by compromising the metabolic processes associated with antioxidant defence: Insights from metabolomics. Chemosphere 2021; 275:130049. [PMID: 33662720 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Progestins, such as norethindrone (NET), have been increasingly detected in aquatic environments due to their extensive use for medical applications. While NET is notorious for its endocrine disrupting effects, it has been recently shown to cause cellular damage, suggesting its potential impacts on the body defence of organisms. Hence, we examined the histological features and antioxidant defence of zebrafish (Danio rerio) after exposing to NET (50 ng/L and 500 ng/L) for 72 days, followed by analysing its metabolome to explore whether NET disturbs the metabolic processes responsible for antioxidant defence. While acute mortality was not triggered, we found that antioxidant defence was substantially weakened by NET at 500 ng/L (i.e. reduced SOD and GSH levels) and hence liver injury was inflicted (i.e. elevated ALT and MDA levels), as manifested by vacuolization of liver tissues and reduced number of normal cells in the liver. Metabolomic analysis showed that the metabolic processes responsible for antioxidant defence were disrupted by NET (e.g. upregulation of nervonyl carnitine and chenodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate; downregulation of homolanthionine and acevaltrate) and these changes can undermine antioxidant defence by suppressing Nrf2-ARE and NF-κB pathways that contribute to the synthesis of SOD and GSH. This study demonstrates how NET can compromise the body defence of aquatic organisms via metabolic disruption, suggesting that the impacts of progestins on their fitness are more detrimental than previously thought.
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- Xiaolan Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, 526100, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510655, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510655, China.
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- Faculty of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia.
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Ozgur R, Uzilday B, Yalcinkaya T, Akyol TY, Yildirim H, Turkan I. Differential responses of the scavenging systems for reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive carbonyl species (RCS) to UV-B irradiation in Arabidopsis thaliana and its high altitude perennial relative Arabis alpina. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2021; 20:889-901. [PMID: 34159569 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-021-00067-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The present work aimed to compare antioxidant response and lipid peroxide detoxification capacity of an arctic-alpine species Arabis alpina to its close relative model species Arabidopsis thaliana under acute short duration (3 h and 6 h) UV-B stress (4.6 and 8.2 W/m2). After 3 and 6 h exposure to UV-B, A. alpina showed lower lipid peroxidation and H2O2 accumulation when compared to A. thaliana. Moreover, Fv/Fm value of A. thaliana dropped to 0.70, while A. alpina dropped to 0.75 indicating better protection of PSII in this species. For elucidation of the antioxidant response, activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POX), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR) and dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) were measured. SOD induction with 6 h of UV-B was more prominent in A. alpina. Also, A. alpina had higher chloroplastic FeSOD activity when compared to A. thaliana. APX activity was also significantly induced in A. alpina, while its activity decreased at 3 h or did not change at 6 h in A. thaliana. A. alpina was able to maintain constant CAT activity, but drastic decreases were observed in A. thaliana at both time points. Moreover, A. alpina was able to maintain or induce aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), alkenal reductases (AERs) and glutathione-S-transferases (GST) activity, while an opposite trend was observed in A. thaliana. These findings indicate that A. alpina was able to maintain/induce its antioxidant defence and lipid peroxide detoxification conferring better protection against UV-B.
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- Rengin Ozgur
- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.,Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics-Plant Molecular Biology, Aarhus University, Gustav Wieds Vej 10, Aarhus C, 8000, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ege University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey.
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Sah DK, Rai Y, Chauhan A, Kumari N, Chaturvedi MM, Bhatt AN. Sphingosine kinase inhibitor, SKI-II confers protection against the ionizing radiation by maintaining redox homeostasis most likely through Nrf2 signaling. Life Sci 2021; 278:119543. [PMID: 33933460 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.119543] [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: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) set a series of deleterious events causing acute radiation syndrome and mortality, posing the need for a potent and safe radio-protective drug. IR induces cell death predominantly by causing oxidative stress and macromolecular damage. The pre-existing antioxidant defence machinery of the cellular system plays a crucial role in protecting the cells against oxidative stress by activation of Nrf2. The current study was undertaken to investigate the radio-protective potential of sphingosine kinase inhibitor (SKI-II), which was demonstrated to activate Nrf2 signaling. The safety and efficacy of SKI-II were evaluated with cell cytotoxicity, proliferation index, and clonogenic survival assays in different cell lines, namely Raw 264.7, INT-407, IEC-6 and NIH/3T3 cell lines. A safe dose of SKI-II was found radio-protective in all the cell lines linked with the activated antioxidant defence system, thereby resulting in the amelioration of IR induced oxidative stress. SKI-II pretreatment also significantly reduced DNA damage, micronuclei expression, and accelerated DNA repair kinetics as compared to IR exposed cells. Reduced oxidative stress and enhanced DNA repair significantly reduced apoptosis and suppressed the pro-death signaling associated with IR exposure. Furthermore, the in-vitro observation was verified in the in-vivo model (C57 BL/6). The Intra-peritoneal (IP) administration of SKI-II, 2 h before a lethal dose of IR exposure (7.5 Gy) resulted in 75% survival. These results imply that SKI-II ameliorates IR-induced oxidative stress and cell death by inducing anti-oxidant defence system and DNA repair pathways, thus strengthening its potential to be used as radiation countermeasure.
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- Dhananjay Kumar Sah
- Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India; Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, DRDO, Delhi, India
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Wang S, He T, Xu F, Li X, Yuan L, Wang Q, Liu H. Analysis of physiological and metabolite response of Celosia argentea to copper stress. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2021; 23:391-399. [PMID: 32722892 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Copper-tolerant (Cu) plants with high ornamental value play an important role in the ecological restoration of the copper tail mining area. We first discovered Celosia argentea adaptability in a copper mine area in China; however, its resistance to Cu and the underlying mechanism are not clear. In this study, C. argentea was selected for pot culture experiments. Its heavy metal accumulation and translocation, physiological and metabolic products were analysed under different growth concentrations of Cu (0-2400 mg.kg-1 ) stress. Our results indicated that roots strongly accumulated Cu2+ . Oxidative stress defence mechanisms were activated in leaves under Cu treatment. Higher Cu concentrations triggered higher electrolyte leakage (EL), Malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POD) activity, and consequently a higher capacity to scavenge oxygen radicals and maintain cellular membrane integrity. In the citrate cycle, some amino acids and sugars related to biological pathways were altered in C. argentea exposed to Cu stress. Metabolomics data revealed that C. argentea used elevated sugar content as an antioxidant to regulate reactive oxygen species (ROS). Some organic acids and amino acids were up-regulated compared with the control, indicating that these may chelate Cu in cells to remove excess Cu2+ . The up-regulation of polyamines and some organic acids may mitigate oxidative stress. These results indicate that C. argentea could be used as a Cu-tolerant plant in Cu mine restoration. Its Cu tolerance mechanism also provides a basis for future plant improvement or breeding for use in mine restoration.
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- S Wang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Collage of Life Sciences, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, China
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- The Institute of Advanced Studies in Coastal Ecology, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan, China
- Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
- Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science, Wuhan, China
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Gabe HB, Guerreiro ADS, Sandrini JZ. Molecular and biochemical effects of the antifouling DCOIT in the mussel Perna perna. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 239:108870. [PMID: 32814145 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Biological fouling is an unwanted phenomenon that results in economic losses to the shipping industry. To prevent fouling, antifouling paints are used. DCOIT (4,5- dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one) is a biocide present in many antifouling paint formulations, and is toxic to a wide range of organisms. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of DCOIT on oxidative stress indicators of the brown mussel, Perna perna. Molecular (SOD-like, GSTO-like and MGST-like mRNA levels) and biochemical (activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), and levels of glutathione (GSH), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and protein carbonyls (PCO)) components were evaluated. Further, levels of biomarkers were assessed in the gills and digestive glands of mussels. Bivalves were exposed to DCOIT (control, 0.1 μg/L and 10 μg/L) for up to 96 h. DCOIT exposure decreased GSH content in gills. Moreover, exposure to DCOIT also decreased CAT activity in the gills and digestive glands of mussels. GST activity increased in digestive gland after exposure for 24 h to both concentrations of DCOIT tested. SOD activity, ROS levels and PCO content were not affected by exposure to the contaminant. Regarding the molecular biomarkers evaluated, DCOIT exposure altered mRNA levels of SOD-like in both tissues after 24 and 96 h of exposure, and decreased MGST-like mRNA levels in the digestive gland after 96 h of exposure to the chemical. These findings suggested that exposure to DCOIT may alter the biochemical and molecular functioning of P. perna, which may harm the species.
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- Heloísa Bárbara Gabe
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, ICB. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, ICB. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, ICB. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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Engström-Öst J, Kanerva M, Vuori K, Riebesell U, Spisla C, Glippa O. Oxidative stress and antioxidant defence responses in two marine copepods in a high CO 2 experiment. Sci Total Environ 2020; 745:140600. [PMID: 32717595 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140600] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We collected samples for oxidative stress and antioxidants in a high CO2 mesocosm experiment for two weeks, focussing on two common crustacean copepods Calanus finmarchicus and Temora longicornis. The samples were collected during a field experiment campaign studying responses of plankton communities to future ocean acidification (OA), off the Norwegian coast south of Bergen. The main results showed that there were species-specific differences between Temora and Calanus, especially in antioxidant defences (glutathione system) and oxidative stress (lipid peroxidation and reduced:oxidised glutathione ratio). Regular monitoring of chlorophyll a and jellyfish abundances taking place during the field campaign revealed that both chl a and predators may have affected the eco-physiological response. Antioxidant and oxidative stress levels are known to respond sensitively to both the food quality and quantity and the predator pressure, apart from environmental (i.e., abiotic) changes. Calanus was more robust towards OA, perhaps due to its high tolerance to a wide range of vertical physical-chemical conditions. Both top-down and bottom-up factors seem to play a role for the outcome of copepod responses to future ocean acidification.
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University, JP-790-8577 Matsuyama, Japan; Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland; Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, FI-00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, DE-24148 Kiel, Germany.
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- Geomar Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, DE-24148 Kiel, Germany.
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- Novia University of Applied Sciences, FI-10600 Ekenäs, Finland
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Svobodníková L, Kummerová M, Zezulka Š, Babula P, Sendecká K. Root response in Pisum sativum under naproxen stress: Morpho-anatomical, cytological, and biochemical traits. Chemosphere 2020; 258:127411. [PMID: 32947668 PMCID: PMC7308076 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as an important group of emerging environmental contaminants in irrigation water and soils can influence biochemical and physiological processes essential for growth and development in plants as non-target organisms. Plants are able to take up, transport, transform, and accumulate drugs in the roots. Root biomass in ten-days old pea plants was lowered by 6% already under 0.1 mg/L naproxen (NPX) due to a lowered number of lateral roots, although 0.5 mg/L NPX stimulated the total root length by 30% as against control. Higher section area (by 40%) in root tip, area of xylem (by 150%) or stele-to-section ratio (by 10%) in zone of maturation, and lower section area in zone of lateral roots (by 18%) prove the changes in primary root anatomy and its earlier differentiation at 10 mg/L NPX. Accumulated NPX (up to 10 μg/g DW at 10 mg/L) and products of its metabolization in roots increased the amounts of hydrogen peroxide (by 33%), and superoxide (by 62%), which was reflected in elevated lipid peroxidation (by 32%), disruption of membrane integrity (by 89%) and lowering both oxidoreductase and dehydrogenase activities (by up to 40%). Elevated antioxidant capacity (SOD, APX, and other molecules) under low treatments decreased at 10 mg/L NPX (both by approx. 30%). Naproxen was proved to cause changes at both cellular and tissue levels in roots, which was also reflected in their anatomy and morphology. Higher environmental loading through drugs thus can influence even the root function.
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- Lucie Svobodníková
- Section of Experimental Plant Biology, Dep. of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Brno, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Section of Experimental Plant Biology, Dep. of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Brno, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Section of Experimental Plant Biology, Dep. of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University Brno, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University Brno, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Metabolomics and Isotope Analyses, Global Change Research Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Bělidla 986/4a, 603 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Prestes JG, De Souza MRDP, Kandalski PK, Herrerias T, Machado C, de Arruda Martins E, Dos Anjos VA, Neundorf AKA, Pereira DMC, Moura MO, Donatti L. Biomarkers of oxidative stress and cell damage in freshwater bivalves Diplodon parodizi exposed to landfill leachate. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:28384-28395. [PMID: 32418097 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08721-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Landfill is a public and environmental health problem; establishing and understanding methodologies to decrease its toxicity are thus necessary. Leachate samples were collected, at a sanitary landfill, immediately after the exit from the landfill, i.e. raw leachate (collection point A), after conventional treatment (point B) and after treatment by wetlands (point C). D. parodizi specimens were exposed to 3%, 10% and control (0%) dilutions of leachate from these collection points for 7 days. Markers of antioxidant defences and cell damage were analysed. At point B, the gills of D. parodizi showed higher glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR) activity; the latter is a supplier of glutathione reductase (GSH). The low GST activity at point A was associated with the hormesis effect. Higher levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) occurred at point A. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) was inhibited at the points with the highest pollutant load and at the highest leachate dilutions. Higher levels of markers at point A may be related to the high pollutant charge and specific compounds present in the untreated leachate. The multi-xenobiotic resistance mechanism (MXR), metallothionein-like proteins (MT) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) did not vary among treatments. The biomarker responses showed negative effects of the leachate on the freshwater bivalve and simultaneously showed that the wetland treatment employed at the Caximba sanitary landfill is effective.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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Jefimow M, Przybylska-Piech AS, Wojciechowski MS. Predictive and reactive changes in antioxidant defence system in a heterothermic rodent. J Comp Physiol B 2020; 190:479-492. [PMID: 32435827 PMCID: PMC7311498 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-020-01280-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Living in a seasonal environment requires periodic changes in animal physiology, morphology and behaviour. Winter phenotype of small mammals living in Temperate and Boreal Zones may differ considerably from summer one in multiple traits that enhance energy conservation or diminish energy loss. However, there is a considerable variation in the development of winter phenotype among individuals in a population and some, representing the non-responding phenotype (non-responders), are insensitive to shortening days and maintain summer phenotype throughout a year. Differences in energy management associated with the development of different winter phenotypes should be accompanied by changes in antioxidant defence capacity, leading to effective protection against oxidative stress resulting from increased heat production in winter. To test it, we analysed correlation of winter phenotypes of Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) with facultative non-shivering thermogenesis capacity (NST) and oxidative status. We found that in both phenotypes acclimation to winter-like conditions increased NST capacity and improved antioxidant defence resulting in lower oxidative stress (OS) than in summer, and females had always lower OS than males. Although NST capacity did not correlate with the intensity of OS, shortly after NST induction responders had lower OS than non-responders suggesting more effective mechanisms protecting from detrimental effects of reactive oxygen metabolites generated during rewarming from torpor. We suggest that seasonal increase in antioxidant defence is programmed endogenously to predictively prevent oxidative stress in winter. At the same time reactive upregulation of antioxidant defence protects against reactive oxygen species generated during NST itself. It suggests that evolution of winter phenotype with potentially harmful characteristics was counterbalanced by the development of protective mechanisms allowing for the maintenance of phenotypic adjustments to seasonally changing environment.
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- Małgorzata Jefimow
- Department of Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland.
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- Department of Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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Liberti A, Bertocci I, Pollet A, Musco L, Locascio A, Ristoratore F, Spagnuolo A, Sordino P. An indoor study of the combined effect of industrial pollution and turbulence events on the gut environment in a marine invertebrate. Mar Environ Res 2020; 158:104950. [PMID: 32217300 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104950] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Natural storms are able to determine reworking of seabed up to considerable depths and favour suspension of sediment-associated chemicals. Yet, a direct link between exposure to resuspended contaminants and the biological effects on marine organisms have to be fully established. We exposed adults of a suspension feeder, the ascidian Ciona robusta, to polluted sediment (e.g., containing mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals) from the industrial area of Bagnoli-Coroglio under two temporal patterns ('aggregated' vs. 'spaced') of turbulence events. Then, we assessed the impact of resuspended pollutants on the ascidian gut environment via four broad categories: oxidative stress, innate immunity, host-microbiota interactions, and epithelium. An early oxidative stress response was seen after a week of exposure to static sediment. Instead, water turbulence had no effect on the antioxidant defence. The first episode of turbulent suspension induced a minimal pro-inflammatory response in the 'spaced' pattern. Mucus overproduction and a complete occlusion of the crypt lumen were found following sediment reworking. This study suggests a protective response of the gut environment in marine invertebrates exposed to environmental extremes, leading to increased susceptibility to disease and to concerns on the combined effects of chronic environmental contamination and acute disturbance events possibly associated with climate change.
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- Assunta Liberti
- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Integrated Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy; Department of Biology, University of Pisa, CoNISMa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Integrated Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.
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Hoseinifar SH, Shakouri M, Doan HV, Shafiei S, Yousefi M, Raeisi M, Yousefi S, Harikrishnan R, Reverter M. Dietary supplementation of lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora) improved immunity, immune-related genes expression and antioxidant enzymes in rainbow trout (Oncorrhyncus mykiss). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 99:379-385. [PMID: 32032763 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The use of veterinary drugs for the treatments of fish diseases has often health and environmental side effects and thus alternative more sustainable strategies are needed. In this study we have explored the effect of dietary administration of lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora) leaves powder on growth, immune parameters and antioxidant enzyme activity of rainbow trout (Oncorrhyncus myskiss). The results show that adding lemon verbena (LV) leaves powder (0.5, 1 and 2%), as feed supplement does not affect significantly rainbow trout growth, but increases the levels of some immune parameters. All enriched-diets induced an increase in the levels of lysozyme activity and total immunoglobulin in rainbow trout serum (P < 0.05), whilst 1 and 2% enriched-diets increased lysozyme and immunoglobulin in skin mucus. Expression of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) was enhanced in all fish supplemented with LV leaves powder (0.5, 1 and 2%) whilst only the diet with the highest dose (2%) induced a significantly higher expression of IL-8 and tumour necrosis factor (TNF-α). Fish fed with LV leaves powder at 1 and 2% had significantly lower expression of transforming growth factor (TGF-β, P < 0.05). Furthermore, all enriched-diets significantly increased the activity of super oxide dismutase (SOD, P < 0.05) and diets containing 1 and 2% of LV leaves powder also increased activity of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx). In conclusion, LV leaves powder administered as feed supplement at 2% enhances the expression of some immune-related genes (IL-1β, IL-8 and TNF- α), rises the levels of lysozyme and total immunoglobulin in serum and skin mucus and increases the activity of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, GST and GPx) in rainbow trout.
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- Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar
- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Keaw Rd., Suthep, Muang, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Miklukho-Maklaya St, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
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- Food, Drug and Natural products health research center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Zoology, Pachaiyappa's College for Men, Kanchipuram, 631 501, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Institut für Chemie und Biologie des Meeres (ICBM), Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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Lazado CC, Voldvik V. Temporal control of responses to chemically induced oxidative stress in the gill mucosa of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). J Photochem Photobiol B 2020; 205:111851. [PMID: 32172134 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Molecular clocks are known to mediate cellular responses during oxidative stress. This important interplay is less understood in fish, particularly at mucosal surfaces. Here we report the coordinated modulation of the molecular clocks and antioxidant defence following chemically induced oxidative stress in the gill mucosa of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). A short-term gill explant (GE) culture was used as a model in a series of experiments aiming to demonstrate how photoperiod during culture, levels of environmental reactive oxygen species (ROS), time of oxidative stress induction, and the daily light-dark cycle affect the expression of molecular clocks and antioxidant genes in the gills. Photoperiod (either 12 light:12 dark cycle, LD or 0 light:24 dark cycle, DD) during explant culture affected the transcription of two clock genes, circadian locomotor output cycles kaput (clk) and period 1 (per1), as well as one antioxidant gene, glutathione peroxidase (gpx). When the GEs were exposed to two ROS-generating oxidants (i.e., peracetic acid, PAA and hydrogen peroxide, H2O2), photoperiod condition was demonstrated to have a significant impact on the transcription of the core genes. PAA significantly downregulated the expression of reverb alpha (reverbα) under LD, while per1 and per2 expression were significantly upregulated under DD. Nevertheless, there was no distinct pattern in the oxidant-induced expression of clock genes. On the other hand, photoperiod was shown to influence the antioxidant defence under increased ROS level, where significant transcriptional upregulation was a hallmark response under LD. Interestingly, no changes were identified under DD. Induction of oxidative stress either at ZT2 (2 h after lights on) or at ZT14 (2 h after lights off) revealed striking differences that highlighted the temporal sensitivity of the oxidative defence repertoire. Per1 was significantly modulated following time-dependent induction of oxidative stress among the clock genes. Inducing oxidative stress at ZT2 resulted in a significant upregulation of antioxidant genes; but when the same stimuli were given at ZT14, all antioxidant genes exhibited downregulation. It was further revealed that neither of the genes demonstrated daily rhythmicity in their expression in the GE cultures. Collectively, the study revealed the coordinated expression of the core elements in the molecular clock and antioxidant systems in the gill mucosa following oxidative stress. Furthermore, the results reveal that the time of day plays a crucial influence on how defences are mobilised during oxidative stress, adding new insights into the rhythms of oxidative stress response in mucosal tissues in fish.
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- Carlo C Lazado
- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Ås, Norway.
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- Nofima, Norwegian Institute of Food Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, Ås, Norway
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Jermacz Ł, Nowakowska A, Kletkiewicz H, Kobak J. Experimental evidence for the adaptive response of aquatic invertebrates to chronic predation risk. Oecologia 2020; 192:341-350. [PMID: 31919694 PMCID: PMC7002334 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04594-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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As acute stress induced by predation risk can generate significant oxidative damage, prey organisms are forced to balance their defence reaction and the cost of activating the cellular defence system. Stress tolerance differs significantly among species; therefore predator pressure indirectly shapes the community structure. To test adaptation abilities of amphipod crustaceans (Dikerogammarus villosus and Gammarus jazdzewskii) we exposed them to acute (35 min.) and chronic (1 or 7 days) predation risk (the Eurasian perch). We measured respiration (related to metabolic rate), cellular defence systems (antioxidant enzyme (catalase) activity and heat shock protein (Hsp70) concentration), and the level of oxidative damage (thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) concentration). Both amphipods increased their respiration rate in the presence of predation cues, irrespective of the duration of their pre-exposure to danger. This increase in D. villosus was initiated more quickly (immediately vs. after 10 min. of the test) and lasted for a longer time (20 vs. 10 min.) than in G. jazdzewskii. However, only G. jazdzewskii after a short exposure to predation risk exhibited an increase in its catalase activity, Hsp70 concentration and oxidative damage. No changes in these parameters were exhibited by D. villosus or after a chronic exposure of G. jazdzewskii to predation cues. Our results show that prey organisms are able to reconfigure their physiology to maintain increased metabolic rate under prolonged predator pressure and, at the same time, reduce oxidative damage as well as costs related to anti-oxidant defence.
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- Łukasz Jermacz
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland. .,Department of Ecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland.
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- Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, 87-100, Toruń, Poland
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Gospodaryov DV, Strilbytska OM, Semaniuk UV, Perkhulyn NV, Rovenko BM, Yurkevych IS, Barata AG, Dick TP, Lushchak OV, Jacobs HT. Alternative NADH dehydrogenase extends lifespan and increases resistance to xenobiotics in Drosophila. Biogerontology 2019; 21:155-171. [PMID: 31749111 PMCID: PMC7056681 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-019-09849-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Mitochondrial alternative NADH dehydrogenase (aNDH) was found to extend lifespan when expressed in the fruit fly. We have found that fruit flies expressing aNDH from Ciona intestinalis (NDX) had 17–71% lifespan prolongation on media with different protein-tocarbohydrate ratios except NDX-expressing males that had 19% shorter lifespan than controls on a high protein diet. NDX-expressing flies were more resistant to organic xenobiotics, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and alloxan, and inorganic toxicant potassium iodate, and partially to sodium molybdate treatments. On the other hand, NDX-expressing flies were more sensitive to catechol and sodium chromate. Enzymatic analysis showed that NDX-expressing males had higher glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity, whilst both sexes showed increased glutathione S-transferase activity.
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- Dmytro V Gospodaryov
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 57 Shevchenko Str, Ivano-Frankivsk, 76018, Ukraine.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
- Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, and Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Division of Redox Regulation, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Redox Regulation, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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Ni Y, Li G, Ji X, Yang Y, Guo X, Sun Q. Identification of an inositol-3-phosphate synthase 1-B gene (AccIPS1-B) from Apis cerana cerana and its role in abiotic stress. Cell Stress Chaperones 2019; 24:1101-1113. [PMID: 31512154 PMCID: PMC6882988 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-019-01032-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Inositol phosphate synthase (IPS) is a rate-limiting enzyme in myo-inositol biosynthesis, which can regulate stress responses in plants and animals. However, there are few studies on the function of IPS in insects, especially in Apis cerana cerana. In this study, the inositol-3-phosphate synthase 1-B gene (AccIPS1-B) was isolated from Apis cerana cerana, and its connection to antioxidant defence was investigated. The open reading frame of AccIPS1-B was 1542 bp, encoding a 513 amino acid polypeptide. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that the expression level of AccIPS1-B was highest in pupae of Apis cerana cerana, and it was expressed at higher levels in the thorax than in other tissues tested. Moreover, the expression of AccIPS1-B was significantly upregulated by abiotic stresses. The recombinant AccIPS1-B also displayed significant tolerance to cumene hydroperoxide and HgCl2. In addition, knockdown of AccIPS1-B significantly suppressed the expression of most of the antioxidant genes and decreased the antioxidant enzymatic activities of SOD, POD, and GST. Taken together, these findings indicate that AccIPS1-B may be involved in the response to antioxidant defence and development in Apis cerana cerana.
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- Yong Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 271018, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
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Han Y, Yang H, Wu M, Yi H. Enhanced drought tolerance of foxtail millet seedlings by sulfur dioxide fumigation. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 178:9-16. [PMID: 30980964 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Recently, sulfur dioxide (SO2) has been considered to be a beneficial bio-regulator in animals. However, the positive roles of SO2 in plant adaptation to drought stress are still unclear. In this study, we investigated the physiological and molecular changes that are induced by SO2 fumigation to improve the drought tolerance of foxtail millet seedlings. The relative water content in the leaves of drought-stressed seedlings was significantly improved by pre-exposure to 30 mg/m3 SO2. These responses might be related to decreased stomatal apertures and a reduced leaf transpiration rate, which were induced by SO2 under drought conditions. In addition, the SO2 pretreatment markedly enhanced proline accumulation in the leaves of drought-stressed seedlings, which was supported by increased Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase (P5CS) activity, decreased proline dehydrogenase (ProDH) activity, and the corresponding transcripts. Moreover, the SO2 application upregulated the enzyme activity of catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) in the leaves of drought-stressed plants, as well as their transcripts, which contributed to the scavenging of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and alleviated drought-induced oxidative damage, as indicated by the decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) level in SO2-pretreated plants. Together, these results indicate that the application of SO2 might enhance drought tolerance by reducing stomatal apertures, increasing proline accumulation, and promoting antioxidant defence in foxtail millet seedlings. This study presents new insight into the beneficial roles of SO2 in plant responses to drought stress.
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- Yansha Han
- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi Province, China.
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Rainio MJ, Margus A, Lehmann P, Helander M, Lindström L. Effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide on survival and oxidative status of a non-target herbivore, the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 215:47-55. [PMID: 30316832 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Glyphosate is the globally most used herbicide against a wide range of weeds. Glyphosate has been considered safe to animals as it mainly targets physiological pathways in plants. However, recent toxicological studies have revealed that glyphosate can cause various toxic effects also on animals. In this study, we investigated the direct toxic effects of a glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH, Roundup® Bio) on 1) survival and 2) oxidative status of a non-target herbivore by using Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), originating from Poland and USA, as model species. Larvae were randomly divided into three groups: 1) high concentration (100% Roundup Bio, 360 g/l), 2) low concentration (1.5% Roundup Bio) and 3) control group (water). Larvae were exposed to Roundup for different time periods: 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h. Larval survival decreased in the group treated with high concentration of GBH compared to controls, whereas the low concentration group did not differ from the control group. GBH treatment had no association with oxidative status biomarkers (i.e. catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione and glutathione related enzymes), but increased lipid hydroperoxide levels after 2 h exposure, suggesting increased oxidative damage soon after the exposure. Larvae of different origin also differed in their oxidative status, indicating population-dependent differences in antioxidant defence system. Environmentally relevant concentrations of GBH are not likely to affect larval survival, but high concentrations can reduce survival and increase oxidative damage of non-target herbivores. Also, populations of different origin and pesticide usage history can differ in their tolerance to GBH.
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- Miia J Rainio
- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland; Department of Zoology, University of Stockholm, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Biology, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland.
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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Wen B, Jin SR, Chen ZZ, Gao JZ, Liu YN, Liu JH, Feng XS. Single and combined effects of microplastics and cadmium on the cadmium accumulation, antioxidant defence and innate immunity of the discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus). Environ Pollut 2018; 243:462-471. [PMID: 30216878 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) have the potential to interact with the toxicity of other common environmental contaminants, such as heavy metals. Here, we investigated the impacts of polystyrene-MPs (32-40 μm), cadmium (Cd) and their combination on early juveniles of the discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus) in relation to Cd accumulation, antioxidant defence and innate immunity. Animals were exposed to three concentrations of MPs (0, 50 or 500 μg L-1) crossed with two levels of Cd (0 or 50 μg L-1) for 30 days. Our findings showed that MPs and Cd had no adverse effects on growth and survival. Under exposure to Cd, however, accumulation of Cd in the body of fish decreased with increasing MP concentrations as supported by a reduced metallothionein content. The activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase increased with MPs but decreased with Cd. MPs, Cd or the mixture increased catalase activity, despite an antagonistic interaction between the two stressors. Glutathione levels increased when exposed to high MP concentrations but decreased when co-exposed to Cd. Malondialdehyde content was only influenced by MPs and increased with elevated MPs. MPs or Cd alone did not increase protein carboxyl content but showed a synergistic effect and increased content. MPs or Cd alone showed no effect on lysozyme activity but had a synergistic effect and activated activity. Activities of both acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase were enhanced by MPs, Cd or their mixture, although there was an antagonistic interaction between the two stressors. In contrast, MPs, Cd or their mixture decreased complement 3 content, despite an antagonistic interaction between the two stressors. Collectively, this study suggests that exposure to Cd led to reduced Cd accumulation in the presence of MPs. Nevertheless, co-exposure could induce severe oxidative stress and stimulate innate immunity in the juvenile S. aequifasciatus.
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- Bin Wen
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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Wen B, Jin SR, Chen ZZ, Gao JZ. Physiological responses to cold stress in the gills of discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus) revealed by conventional biochemical assays and GC-TOF-MS metabolomics. Sci Total Environ 2018; 640-641:1372-1381. [PMID: 30021304 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Discus fish (Symphysodon aequifasciatus) is a cichlid that is among the most popular fish for warm-water aquaria and also frequently used as the model animal for environmental science. However, little is known about the responses of S. aequifasciatus to low temperatures caused by environmental variation. Here, by using conventional biochemical assays and gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry metabolomics, we investigated the physiological responses of S. aequifasciatus gills exposed for 30 days to two temperature regimes: 28 °C and 20 °C. Low temperature resulted in elevated production of reactive oxygen species but not increased malondialdehyde. This might be partially related to protective responses in the antioxidant system, revealed by increased activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, and level of reduced glutathione (GSH), compensating for the depletion of catalase activity. A total of 35 metabolites were identified as potential biomarkers of cold stress, showing the most influenced pathways including starch and sucrose metabolism, pentose phosphate pathway, glycerolipid metabolism, sphingolipid metabolism, glutathione metabolism, and arginine and proline metabolism. Moreover, the activation of glutathione metabolism agreed with the increased GSH level detected by biochemical assays. Overall, the results of this study suggest that low temperature can activate a protective antioxidant defence response and modify the metabolic pathways in gills of S. aequifasciatus, providing insights into the physiological regulation in response to cold stress in this tropical fish.
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- Bin Wen
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Collaborative Innovation for Aquatic Animal Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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Han Y, Wu M, Hao L, Yi H. Sulfur dioxide derivatives alleviate cadmium toxicity by enhancing antioxidant defence and reducing Cd 2+ uptake and translocation in foxtail millet seedlings. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 157:207-215. [PMID: 29625394 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sulfur dioxide (SO2) was recently proposed as a novel bio-regulator in mammals. However, the possible advantageous effects of SO2 in plant adaptation to heavy metal-contaminated environments are largely unknown. In the present study, using Na2SO3/NaHSO3 derivatives as SO2 donors, we investigated the possible roles and regulation mechanisms of SO2 in alleviating Cd2+ toxicity in foxtail millet seedlings. Exogenous SO2 derivatives (0.5 mM) application significantly reduced the seedling growth inhibition caused by Cd2+ stress. Cd2+-induced oxidative damage was also alleviated by SO2 derivatives, which was supported by the decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) level in the leaves of seedlings pretreated with SO2 derivatives. These responses were related to the enhanced activities of representative antioxidant enzymes, including catalase and superoxide dismutase, as well as the up-regulation of ascorbate-glutathione cycle, which contributed to the scavenging of Cd2+-elicited O2•- and H2O2 within the leaves of foxtail millet seedlings. Also, SO2 derivative application promoted sulfur assimilation and increased the content of glutathione and phytochelatins, which may help to enhance Cd2+ detoxification capacity in foxtail millet seedlings. Moreover, application of SO2 derivatives caused down-regulation of the transcript expression levels of several genes involved in Cd2+ uptake and translocation, such as NRAMP1, NRAMP6, IRT1, IRT2, HMA2, and HMA4, thus resulting in reduced Cd2+ accumulation in the shoots and roots of Cd2+-stressed seedlings. Collectively, these results suggest that exogenous SO2 derivative application can alleviate oxidative damage and restrict Cd2+ buildup, thereby reducing Cd2+-induced growth inhibition in foxtail millet seedlings upon Cd2+ exposure. This novel finding indicates that the usage of SO2 derivatives may be an effective approach for enhancing Cd2+ tolerance in foxtail millet and other crops.
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- Yansha Han
- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi Province, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi Province, China.
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Hahnova K, Brabcova I, Neckar J, Weissova R, Svatonova A, Novakova O, Zurmanova J, Kalous M, Silhavy J, Pravenec M, Kolar F, Novotny J. β-Adrenergic signaling, monoamine oxidase A and antioxidant defence in the myocardium of SHR and SHR-mtBN conplastic rat strains: the effect of chronic hypoxia. J Physiol Sci 2018; 68:441-454. [PMID: 28567570 PMCID: PMC10717553 DOI: 10.1007/s12576-017-0546-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The β-adrenergic signaling pathways and antioxidant defence mechanisms play important roles in maintaining proper heart function. Here, we examined the effect of chronic normobaric hypoxia (CNH, 10% O2, 3 weeks) on myocardial β-adrenergic signaling and selected components of the antioxidant system in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and in a conplastic SHR-mtBN strain characterized by the selective replacement of the mitochondrial genome of SHR with that of the more ischemia-resistant Brown Norway strain. Our investigations revealed some intriguing differences between the two strains at the level of β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs), activity of adenylyl cyclase (AC) and monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A), as well as distinct changes after CNH exposure. The β2-AR/β1-AR ratio was significantly higher in SHR-mtBN than in SHR, apparently due to increased expression of β2-ARs. Adaptation to hypoxia elevated β2-ARs in SHR and decreased the total number of β-ARs in SHR-mtBN. In parallel, the ability of isoprenaline to stimulate AC activity was found to be higher in SHR-mtBN than that in SHR. Interestingly, the activity of MAO-A was notably lower in SHR-mtBN than in SHR, and it was markedly elevated in both strains after exposure to hypoxia. In addition to that, CNH markedly enhanced the expression of catalase and aldehyde dehydrogenase-2 in both strains, and decreased the expression of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase in SHR. Adaptation to CNH intensified oxidative stress to a similar extent in both strains and elevated the IL-10/TNF-α ratio in SHR-mtBN only. These data indicate that alterations in the mitochondrial genome can result in peculiar changes in myocardial β-adrenergic signaling, MAO-A activity and antioxidant defence and may, thus, affect the adaptive responses to hypoxia.
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- Klara Hahnova
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Mohanty D, Samanta L. Dietary supplementation of Spirulina ameliorates iron-induced oxidative stress in Indian knife fish Notopterus Notopterus. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2018; 61:71-78. [PMID: 29852372 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Iron though an essential cofactor for many proteins including haemoglobin and cytochromes, when in excess (>1 ppm in water and 100 ppm in fish tissue) elicits toxicity via Fenton reaction inducing oxidative stress. The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of dietary Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) supplementation on waterborne-iron induced oxidative stress in the tissues of Notopterus notopterus. Juvenile fishes were divided randomly into 4 groups, namely, Group-I: control fed with commercial diet only, Group-II, III and IV treated with 0.75 ppm FeCl3 where Group-II fed with commercial diet only, Group-III with 10% (w/w) Spirulina supplemented commercial diet and Group-IV with 100% (w/w) Spirulina diet only; for 7 and 28 days (n = 6 per group). Tissue oxidative stress biomarkers like lipid peroxidation (LPx), protein carbonylation (PC) and protein thionylation (protein and nonprotein-SH content); antioxidant defence (superoxide dismutase: SOD; catalase; CAT; glutathione peroxidase/reductase: GPx/GR; glutathione s-transferase: GST; metalothionine: MT and reduced glutathione: GSH) and iron accumulation in the gill, liver and muscles tissue were analysed. The augmented oxidative predominance in the tissues with respect to LPx and PC along with decline in antioxidant defence (SOD, CAT, GPx, GR, GST, MT, PSH, NPSH and GSH) by iron was neutralized by Spirulina supplementation in the diet in a dose and duration dependent manner where 100% Spirulina diet for 28 days completely ameliorated iron-induced oxidative stress in fish tissues. Thus, Spirulina can be used as a dietary supplement for fishes cultured in water bodies with iron overload.
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- Deepali Mohanty
- Redox Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 753003, Odisha, India
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- Redox Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, 753003, Odisha, India.
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Kruk J, Aboul-Enein HY. Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species in Carcinogenesis: Implications of Oxidative Stress on the Progression and Development of Several Cancer Types. Mini Rev Med Chem 2017; 17:904-919. [PMID: 28245782 DOI: 10.2174/1389557517666170228115324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [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: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 11/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The body of evidence available from published literature during the past three decades indicates that reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species can induce, promote and modulate carcinogenesis. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this review was to present the current status of knowledge on the possible role of oxidative/nitrosative stress in the development and progression of several human cancers. Moreover, we discuss briefly the formation and decomposition of oxygen and nitrogen species within cells and their physiological and damaging influences. Given that some antitumor treatments are based on the formation of ROS, we also summarize what is currently known about supplementing the diet with antioxidants. METHODS We conducted literature searches to review the recent progress toward the potential role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and associated oxidative stress in carcinogenesis. RESULTS The epidemiological and laboratory studies showed that excessive production of reactive oxygen/ nitrogen species may lead to consequent alteration in the intracellular homeostasis and cause damage to all important cellular components when the excess of oxidants is not balanced by antioxidant defence and/or DNA repair mechanisms. Chronic oxidative stress can drive carcinogenesis by altering expression of cancer-related genes causing mutation and transformation. CONCLUSION There is now common agreement that reactive oxygen and nitrogen species are involved in the development and progression of several human cancers like breast, prostate, colorectal, gynecological, cervical, eye, skin, leukemia, gastric. Antioxidant supplements at low doses can promote health, while excess supplementation can be harmful and even carcinogenic.
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- Joanna Kruk
- Department of Prevention and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Physical Culture and Health Promotion, University of Szczecin, Szczecin. Poland
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- Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12622. Egypt
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Ivars D, Orero MT, Javier K, Díaz-Vico L, García-Giménez JL, Mena S, Tormos C, Egea M, Pérez PL, Arrizabalaga B, Ruiz MÁ, Yagüe N, Tormo M, Sancho-Tello R, Gomes A, Algueró C, O'Connor JE, Sáez GT, Carbonell F, Collado R. Oxidative imbalance in low/intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patients: The influence of iron overload. Clin Biochem 2017; 50:911-7. [PMID: 28571970 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the involvement of the main antioxidant pathways in low/intermediate-1-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with iron overload (IOL). METHODS We examined the levels of superoxide anion (O2-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), antioxidants (glutathione, GSH; superoxide dismutase, SOD; catalase, CAT; and glutathione peroxidase, GPx), mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm), and by-products of oxidative damage (8-isoprostanes and 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine, 8-oxo-dG) in 42 MDS patients (28 without IOL at diagnosis, and 14 who developed IOL) and 20 healthy subjects. RESULTS Patients with IOL showed higher O2- levels (39.4 MFI) than normal controls (22.7 MFI, p=0.0356) and patients at diagnosis (19.4 MFI, p=0.0049). Antioxidant systems, except SOD activity, exhibited significant changes in IOL patients with respect to controls (CAT: 7.1 vs 2.7nmol/ml/min, p=0.0023; GPx: 50.9 vs 76.4nmol/ml/min, p=0.0291; GSH: 50.2 vs 24.1 MFI, p=0.0060). Furthermore, mitochondrial dysfunction was only detected in IOL cases compared to controls (ΔΨm: 3.6 vs 6.4 MFI, p=0.0225). Finally, increased levels of 8-oxo-dG were detected in both groups of patients. CONCLUSION Oxidative stress is an important but non-static phenomenon in MDS disease, whose status is influenced by, among other factors, the presence of injurious iron.
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Dong M, Liang Y, Ramalingam R, Tang SW, Shen W, Ye R, Gopalakrishnan S, Au DWT, Lam YW. Proteomic characterization of the interactions between fish serum proteins and waterborne bacteria reveals the suppression of anti-oxidative defense as a serum-mediated antimicrobial mechanism. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2017; 62:96-106. [PMID: 28089893 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Fish blood is one of the crucial tissues of innate immune system, but the full repertoire of fish serum components involved in antibacterial defense is not fully identified. In this study, we demonstrated that turbot serum, but not the heat-inactivated control, significantly reduced the number of Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda). By conjugating serum proteins with fluorescent dyes, we showed that E. tarda were coated with multiple fish proteins. In order to identify these proteins, we used E. tarda to capture turbot serum proteins and subjected the samples to shotgun proteomic analysis. A total of 76 fish proteins were identified in high confidence, including known antimicrobial proteins such as immunoglobins and complement components. 34 proteins with no previously known immunological functions were also identified. The expression of one of these proteins, IQ motif containing H (IQCH), was exclusively in fish brain and gonads and was induced during bacterial infection. This approach also allowed the study of the corresponding proteomic changes in E. tarda exposed to turbot serum, which is a general decrease of bacterial protein expression except for an upregulation of membrane components after serum treatment. Interestingly, while most other known stresses stimulate bacterial antioxidant enzymes, fish serum induced a rapid suppression of antioxidant proteins and led to an accumulation of reactive oxygen species. Heat treatment of fish serum eliminated this effect, suggesting that heat labile factors in the fish serum overrode bacterial antioxidant defenses. Taken together, this work offers a comprehensive view of the interactions between fish serum proteins and bacteria, and reveals previously unknown factors and mechanisms in fish innate immunity.
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- Miao Dong
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Figueira FH, Aguiar LMD, Rosa CED. Embryo-larval exposure to atrazine reduces viability and alters oxidative stress parameters in Drosophila melanogaster. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 191:78-85. [PMID: 27687474 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Revised: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The herbicide atrazine has been used worldwide with subsequent residual contamination of water and food, which may cause adverse effects on non-target organisms. Animal exposure to this herbicide may affect development, reproduction and energy metabolism. Here, the effects of atrazine regarding survival and redox metabolism were assessed in the fruit fly D. melanogaster exposed during embryonic and larval development. The embryos (newly fertilized eggs) were exposed to different atrazine concentrations (10μM and 100μM) in the diet until the adult fly emerged. Pupation and emergence rates, developmental time and sex ratio were determined as well as oxidative stress parameters and gene expression of the antioxidant defence system were evaluated in newly emerged male and female flies. Atrazine exposure reduced pupation and emergence rates in fruit flies without alterations to developmental time and sex ratio. Different redox imbalance patterns were observed between males and females exposed to atrazine. Atrazine caused an increase in oxidative damage, reactive oxygen species generation and antioxidant capacity and decreased thiol-containing molecules. Further, atrazine exposure altered the mRNA expression of antioxidant genes (keap1, sod, sod2, cat, irc, gss, gclm, gclc, trxt, trxr-1 and trxr-2). Reductions in fruit fly larval and pupal viability observed here are likely consequences of the oxidative stress induced by atrazine exposure.
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- Fernanda Hernandes Figueira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas - Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas - Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas - Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Av. Itália km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900 Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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Safari R, Hoseinifar SH, Nejadmoghadam S, Jafar A. Transciptomic study of mucosal immune, antioxidant and growth related genes and non-specific immune response of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) fed dietary Ferula (Ferula assafoetida). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2016; 55:242-248. [PMID: 27241284 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A 8-weeks feeding trial was conducted to examine the effects of different levels (0, 0.5, 1 and 2%) of dietary Ferula (Ferula assafoetida) on expression of antioxidant enzymes (GSR, GPX and GSTA), immune (TNF-alpha, IL1B, IL- 8 and LYZ) and growth (GH, IGF1 and Ghrl) genes as well as cutaneous mucus and serum non-specific immune response in common carp. The results revealed Ferula significantly increased antioxidant gene expression (GSR and GSTA) in a dose dependent manner (P < 0.05). The expression of immune growth related genes were significantly higher in Ferula fed fish compared control group (P < 0.05). The effects of Ferula on expression of genes was more pronounced in higher doses. Feeding on Ferula supplemented diet remarkably increased skin mucus lysozyme activity (P < 0.05). However, evaluation of mucus total Ig and protease activity revealed no significant difference between control and treated groups (P > 0.05). Regarding non-specific humoral response, serum total Ig, lysozyme and ACH50 showed no remarkable variation between Ferula fed carps and control group (P > 0.05). These results indicated up-regulation of growth and health related genes in Ferula fed common carp. Further studies using pathogen or stress challenge is required to conclude that transcriptional modulation is beneficial in common carp.
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- Roghieh Safari
- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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Kabir AH. Biochemical and molecular changes in rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) to cope with chromium stress. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2016; 18:710-9. [PMID: 26804776 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) is very toxic to both humans and plants. This investigation aimed to understand the physiological and molecular responses of rice seedlings to Cr stress. Cr toxicity did not significantly affect morphological features and Cr accumulation in roots and shoots in Pokkali but not in BRRI 51, although there was a reduction in chlorophyll concentration in leaves of both genotypes. These results imply that Pokkali has mechanisms to cope with Cr supplementation. We therefore performed quantitative real-time PCR on the expression pattern of two chelator genes, OsPCS1 and OsMT1, but there were no significant changes in expression in roots and shoots of Pokkali and BRRI 51 following Cr stress. This suggests that there was no metal sequestration following heavy metal stress in roots of these genotypes. Moreover, no expression of two heavy metal transporter genes, OsHMA3 and OsNRAMP1, was induced after Cr stress in roots and shoots, suggesting that these transporter genes are not induced by Cr stress or might not be involved in Cr uptake in rice. We also performed a targeted study on the effect of Cr on Fe uptake mechanisms. Our studies showed a consistent reduction in Fe uptake, Fe reductase activity and expression of Fe-related genes (OsFRO1 and OsIRT1) under Cr stress in both roots and leaves of Pokkali. In contrast, these parameters and genes were significantly increased in Cr-sensitive BRRI 51 under Cr stress. The results confirm that limiting Fe uptake through the down-regulation of Fe reductase and Fe transporter genes is the main strategy of Cr-tolerant Pokkali to cope with Cr stress. Finally, increased CAT, POD and GR activity and elevated glutathione and proline synthesis might provide strong antioxidant defence against Cr stress in Pokkali. Taken together, our findings reveal that Cr stress tolerance in rice (Pokkali) is not related to metal sequestration but is associated with reduced Fe transport and increased antioxidant defence.
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- A H Kabir
- Plant and Crop Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
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Mohanty D, Samanta L. Multivariate analysis of potential biomarkers of oxidative stress in Notopterus notopterus tissues from Mahanadi River as a function of concentration of heavy metals. Chemosphere 2016; 155:28-38. [PMID: 27105150 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this study, investigation were done on the Mahanadi River water and health of dwelling Indian Knife fish Notopterus notopterus from three sites along the course of the river in an around Cuttack city (Odisha). Oxidative stress biomarker assays such as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, protein carbonyls, protein and non-protein thionyls, reduced glutathione, metallothionein, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase/reductase couple, glutathione-S-transferase, and tissue metal (Fe, Cu, Ni, Cd, Pb and Zn) levels along with water quality assessments were assayed to measure the impacts on fish health. Results indicate that except Fe all other metals studied were within approved limits for fish liver and gill as approved by FAO/WHO. However, the muscle tissue do not have any metal beyond the permissible limit. A site and tissue specific response of the above mentioned oxidative biomarkers as well as metal accumulation in the fish tissues were noticed. Lipid peroxidation and protein carbonylation were increased gradually in the fish tissues collected from experimental sites along the course of the River in comparison to upstream reference site. Glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase/reductase couple, reduced glutathione and non-protein thiol content were significantly decreased in fish tissues from experimental sites. An increase in metallothionein content was observed while superoxide dismutase and catalase showed tissue specific responses. Multivariate (Discriminant Function) analysis revealed that lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation and superoxide dismutase have highest association as predictors of impact in the muscle and liver while that for gill is protein carbonylation, superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase.
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- Deepali Mohanty
- Redox Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack 753003, Odisha, India
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- Redox Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack 753003, Odisha, India.
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Silveira PCL, Venâncio M, Souza PS, Victor EG, de Souza Notoya F, Paganini CS, Streck EL, da Silva L, Pinho RA, Paula MMS. Iontophoresis with gold nanoparticles improves mitochondrial activity and oxidative stress markers of burn wounds. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2014; 44:380-5. [PMID: 25280718 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Revised: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of microcurrent and gold nanoparticles on oxidative stress parameters and the mitochondrial respiratory chain in the healing of skin wounds. Thirty 60-day old male Wistar rats (250-300 g) were divided into five groups (N=6): Control; Burn wounds; Microcurrent (MIC); Gold nanoparticle gel (GNP gel) and Microcurrent+Gold nanoparticle gel (MIC+GNP gel). The microcurrent treatment was applied for five consecutive days at a dose of 300 μA. The results demonstrate a significant decrease in the activity of complexes I, II-III and IV in the Burn Wounds group compared to the control, and the MIC+GNP gel group was able to reverse this inhibition in complexes I, III and IV. Furthermore, a significant reduction in oxidative damage parameters and a significant increase in the levels of antioxidant defence enzymes were induced in the MIC+GNP gel group compared to the Burn Wounds group. The data strongly indicate that the group receiving treatment with MIC+GNP gel had improved mitochondrial functioning and oxidative stress parameters, which contributed to tissue repair.
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- Paulo C L Silveira
- Laboratory of Physiology and Biochemistry of Exercise, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis of Multifunctional Complexes, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Biochemistry of Exercise, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis of Multifunctional Complexes, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis of Multifunctional Complexes, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Biochemistry of Exercise, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Physiopathology, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis of Multifunctional Complexes, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Biochemistry of Exercise, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis of Multifunctional Complexes, PPGCS, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, 88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brazil.
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Ozgur R, Turkan I, Uzilday B, Sekmen AH. Endoplasmic reticulum stress triggers ROS signalling, changes the redox state, and regulates the antioxidant defence of Arabidopsis thaliana. J Exp Bot 2014; 65:1377-90. [PMID: 24558072 PMCID: PMC3969530 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Inefficient chaperone activity in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) causes accumulation of unfolded proteins and is called ER stress, which triggers the unfolded protein response. For proper oxidative protein folding, reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as H2O2 are produced in the ER. Although the role of ROS during abiotic stresses such as salinity is well documented, the role of ER-related ROS production and its signalling is not yet known. Moreover, how H2O2 production, redox regulation, and antioxidant defence are affected in salt-treated plants when ER protein-folding machinery is impaired needs to be elucidated. For this aim, changes in NADPH-oxidase-dependent ROS signalling and H2O2 content at sequential time intervals and after 48 h of ER stress, induced by tunicamycin (Tm), salinity, and their combination were determined in Arabidopsis thaliana. The main root growth was inhibited by ER stress, while low levels of Tm caused an increase in lateral root density. Salt stress and Tm induced the expression of ER-stress-related genes (bZIP17, bZIP28, bZIP60, TIN1, BiP1, BiP3) and ERO1. Tm induced expression of RBOHD and RBOHF, which led to an early increase in H2O2 and triggered ROS signalling. This study is the first report that ER stress induces the antioxidant system and the Asada-Halliwell pathway of A. thaliana in a similar way to salinity. ER stress caused oxidative damage, as evident by increased H2O2 accumulation, lipid peroxidation, and protein oxidation. As a result, this study shows that ER stress triggers ROS signalling, changes the redox state, and regulates the antioxidant defence of A. thaliana.
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Diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate and, despite anti-hypertensive and insulin therapies, diabetic patients are still at risk of developing complications such as chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and retinopathy. There is therefore an urgent need for more effective therapies to prevent the development and progression of diabetic complications. Oxidative stress is a major player in the aetiology of diabetic complications. However, results from clinical trials thus far using general antioxidants have been disappointing. Mechanism-based antioxidants have gained considerable attention due to their more targeted approach at reducing oxidative stress and associated complications in diabetes. The transcription factor, NFE2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), is a master regulator of redox homeostasis and the cellular detoxification response. Instead of relying on a single antioxidant, activation of Nrf2 results in the concerted upregulation of several antioxidant enzymes and cytoprotective genes, making it an attractive therapeutic target for diabetic complications. Several Nrf2 activators have been discovered and have proven effective at activating Nrf2 signalling through different mechanisms in both in vitro and in vivo models of diabetes. This review will address some of the most promising and well-known Nrf2 activators and their roles in preventing the development and progression of diabetic complications. Challenges facing the advancement of this drug class into the clinic will be discussed, as will be the future of Nrf2 activation as a therapeutic strategy in preventing the development of diabetic complications.
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Kotiadis VN, Duchen MR, Osellame LD. Mitochondrial quality control and communications with the nucleus are important in maintaining mitochondrial function and cell health. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:1254-65. [PMID: 24211250 PMCID: PMC3970188 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.10.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Revised: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The maintenance of cell metabolism and homeostasis is a fundamental characteristic of living organisms. In eukaryotes, mitochondria are the cornerstone of these life supporting processes, playing leading roles in a host of core cellular functions, including energy transduction, metabolic and calcium signalling, and supporting roles in a number of biosynthetic pathways. The possession of a discrete mitochondrial genome dictates that the maintenance of mitochondrial 'fitness' requires quality control mechanisms which involve close communication with the nucleus. SCOPE OF REVIEW This review explores the synergistic mechanisms that control mitochondrial quality and function and ensure cellular bioenergetic homeostasis. These include antioxidant defence mechanisms that protect against oxidative damage caused by reactive oxygen species, while regulating signals transduced through such free radicals. Protein homeostasis controls import, folding, and degradation of proteins underpinned by mechanisms that regulate bioenergetic capacity through the mitochondrial unfolded protein response. Autophagic machinery is recruited for mitochondrial turnover through the process of mitophagy. Mitochondria also communicate with the nucleus to exact specific transcriptional responses through retrograde signalling pathways. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS The outcome of mitochondrial quality control is not only reliant on the efficient operation of the core homeostatic mechanisms but also in the effective interaction of mitochondria with other cellular components, namely the nucleus. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Understanding mitochondrial quality control and the interactions between the organelle and the nucleus will be crucial in developing therapies for the plethora of diseases in which the pathophysiology is determined by mitochondrial dysfunction. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Frontiers of Mitochondrial Research.
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- Vassilios N Kotiadis
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK; UCL Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK; UCL Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK; UCL Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, University College London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Zhu Y, Zuo M, Liang Y, Jiang M, Zhang J, Scheller HV, Tan M, Zhang A. MAP65-1a positively regulates H2O2 amplification and enhances brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant defence in maize. J Exp Bot 2013; 64:3787-802. [PMID: 23956414 PMCID: PMC3745737 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Brassinosteroid (BR)-induced antioxidant defence has been shown to enhance stress tolerance. In this study, the role of the maize 65 kDa microtubule-associated protein (MAP65), ZmMAP65-1a, in BR-induced antioxidant defence was investigated. Treatment with BR increased the expression of ZmMAP65-1a in maize (Zea mays) leaves and mesophyll protoplasts. Transient expression and RNA interference silencing of ZmMAP65-1a in mesophyll protoplasts further revealed that ZmMAP65-1a is required for the BR-induced increase in expression and activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX). Both exogenous and BR-induced endogenous H2O2 increased the expression of ZmMAP65-1a. Conversely, transient expression of ZmMAP65-1a in maize mesophyll protoplasts enhanced BR-induced H2O2 accumulation, while transient silencing of ZmMAP65-1a blocked the BR-induced expression of NADPH oxidase genes and inhibited BR-induced H2O2 accumulation. Inhibiting the activity and gene expression of ZmMPK5 significantly prevented the BR-induced expression of ZmMAP65-1a. Likewise, transient expression of ZmMPK5 enhanced BR-induced activities of the antioxidant defence enzymes SOD and APX in a ZmMAP65- 1a-dependent manner. ZmMPK5 directly interacted with ZmMAP65-1a in vivo and phosphorylated ZmMAP65-1a in vitro. These results suggest that BR-induced antioxidant defence in maize operates through the interaction of ZmMPK5 with ZmMAP65-1a. Furthermore, ZmMAP65-1a functions in H2O2 self-propagation via regulation of the expression of NADPH oxidase genes in BR signalling.
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- Yuan Zhu
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, PR China
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed.
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