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Bennett JP, Onyango IG. Energy, Entropy and Quantum Tunneling of Protons and Electrons in Brain Mitochondria: Relation to Mitochondrial Impairment in Aging-Related Human Brain Diseases and Therapeutic Measures. Biomedicines 2021; 9:225. [PMID: 33671585 PMCID: PMC7927033 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9020225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Adult human brains consume a disproportionate amount of energy substrates (2-3% of body weight; 20-25% of total glucose and oxygen). Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a universal energy currency in brains and is produced by oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) using ATP synthase, a nano-rotor powered by the proton gradient generated from proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) in the multi-complex electron transport chain (ETC). ETC catalysis rates are reduced in brains from humans with neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). Declines of ETC function in NDDs may result from combinations of nitrative stress (NS)-oxidative stress (OS) damage; mitochondrial and/or nuclear genomic mutations of ETC/OXPHOS genes; epigenetic modifications of ETC/OXPHOS genes; or defects in importation or assembly of ETC/OXPHOS proteins or complexes, respectively; or alterations in mitochondrial dynamics (fusion, fission, mitophagy). Substantial free energy is gained by direct O2-mediated oxidation of NADH. Traditional ETC mechanisms require separation between O2 and electrons flowing from NADH/FADH2 through the ETC. Quantum tunneling of electrons and much larger protons may facilitate this separation. Neuronal death may be viewed as a local increase in entropy requiring constant energy input to avoid. The ATP requirement of the brain may partially be used for avoidance of local entropy increase. Mitochondrial therapeutics seeks to correct deficiencies in ETC and OXPHOS.
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- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, CZ-65691 Brno, Czech Republic;
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Mastrogiovanni M, Trostchansky A, Rubbo H. Fatty acid nitration in human low-density lipoprotein. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 679:108190. [PMID: 31738891 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.108190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lipid nitration occurs during physiological and pathophysiological conditions, generating a variety of biomolecules capable to modulate inflammatory cell responses. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation has been extensively related to atherosclerotic lesion development while oxidative modifications confer the particle pro-atherogenic features. Herein, we reviewed the oxidation versus nitration of human LDL protein and lipid fractions. We propose that unsaturated fatty acids present in LDL can be nitrated under mild nitration conditions, suggesting an anti-atherogenic role for LDL carrying nitro-fatty acids (NFA).
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- Mauricio Mastrogiovanni
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina and Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina and Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina and Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas (CEINBIO), Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Gonzalez-Perilli L, Prolo C, Álvarez MN. Arachidonic Acid and Nitroarachidonic: Effects on NADPH Oxidase Activity. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1127:85-95. [PMID: 31140173 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-11488-6_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Arachidonic acid (AA) is a polyunsaturated fatty acid that participates in the inflammatory response mainly through bioactive-lipids formation in macrophages and also in the phagocytic NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) activation. NOX2 is the enzyme responsible for a huge superoxide formation in macrophages, essential to eliminate pathogens inside the phagosome. The oxidase is an enzymatic complex comprised of a membrane-bound flavocytochrome b 558 (gp91phox/p22phox), three cytosolic subunits (p47phox, p40phox and p67phox) and a Rac-GTPase. The enzyme becomes active when macrophages are exposed to appropriate stimuli that trigger the phosphorylation of cytosolic subunits and its migration to plasmatic membrane to form the active complex. It is proposed that AA stimulates NOX2 activity through AA interaction with different components of the NADPH oxidase complex. In inflammatory conditions, there is an increase in reactive oxygen and nitrogen species that results in the production of nitrated derivatives of AA, such as nitroarachidonic acid (NO2-AA). NO2-AA is capable to inhibit NOX2 activity by interfering with p47phox migration to the membrane without affecting phosphorylation of cytosolic proteins. Also, NO2-AA is capable to interact with protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), which is involved on NOX2 active complex formation. It has been demonstrated that NO2-AA forms a covalent adduct with PDI that could prevent the interaction with NOX2 and it would explain the inhibitory effects of the fatty acid upon NOX2. Together, current data indicate that AA is an important activator of NOX2 formed in the early events of the inflammatory response, leading to a massive production of oxidants that may, in turn, promote NO2-AA formation and shutting down the oxidative burst. Hence, AA and its derivatives could have antagonistic roles on NOX2 activity regulation.
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- Lucía Gonzalez-Perilli
- Departamento de Bioquímica and Center for Free Radical and Biomedical Research, Facultad de Medicina-Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bioquímica and Center for Free Radical and Biomedical Research, Facultad de Medicina-Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Departamento de Bioquímica and Center for Free Radical and Biomedical Research, Facultad de Medicina-Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Ercan U, Sen B, Brooks A, Joshi S. Escherichia coli
cellular responses to exposure to atmospheric‐pressure dielectric barrier discharge plasma‐treated N‐acetylcysteine solution. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 125:383-397. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- U.K. Ercan
- College of Medicine Center for Surgical Infection and Biofilm Drexel University Philadelphia PA USA
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- College of Medicine Center for Surgical Infection and Biofilm Drexel University Philadelphia PA USA
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- College of Medicine Center for Surgical Infection and Biofilm Drexel University Philadelphia PA USA
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- College of Medicine Center for Surgical Infection and Biofilm Drexel University Philadelphia PA USA
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Drexel University Philadelphia PA USA
- A.J. Drexel Plasma Institute, Drexel University Philadelphia PA USA
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Impact of tyrosine nitration at positions Tyr307 and Tyr335 on structural dynamics of Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2–A therapeutically important cardiovascular biomarker for atherosclerosis. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 107:1956-1964. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Nitroarachidonic acid (NO 2AA) inhibits protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) through reversible covalent adduct formation with critical cysteines. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2017; 1861:1131-1139. [PMID: 28215702 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2017.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 02/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nitroarachidonic acid (NO2AA) exhibits pleiotropic anti-inflammatory actions in a variety of cell types. We have recently shown that NO2AA inhibits phagocytic NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2) by preventing the formation of the active complex. Recent work indicates the participation of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) activity in NOX2 activation. Cysteine (Cys) residues at PDI active sites could be targets for NO2AA- nitroalkylation regulating PDI activity which could explain our previous observation. METHODS PDI reductase and chaperone activities were assessed using the insulin and GFP renaturation methods in the presence or absence of NO2AA. To determine the covalent reaction with PDI as well as the site of reaction, the PEG-switch assay and LC-MS/MS studies were performed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS We determined that both activities of PDI were inhibited by NO2AA in a dose- and time- dependent manner and independent from release of nitric oxide. Since nitroalkenes are potent electrophiles and PDI has critical Cys residues for its activity, then formation of a covalent adduct between NO2AA and PDI is feasible. To this end we demonstrated the reversible covalent modification of PDI by NO2AA. Trypsinization of modified PDI confirmed that the Cys residues present in the active site a' of PDI were key targets accounting for nitroalkene modification. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE PDI may contribute to NOX2 activation. As such, inhibition of PDI by NO2AA might be involved in preventing NOX2 activation. Future work will be directed to determine if the covalent modifications observed play a role in the reported NO2AA inhibition of NOX2 activity.
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Cong J, Zhang L, Li J, Wang S, Gao F, Zhou G. Effects of dietary supplementation with carnosine on meat quality and antioxidant capacity in broiler chickens. Br Poult Sci 2016; 58:69-75. [PMID: 27845563 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2016.1237767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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1. This study aimed to investigate the effects of carnosine supplementation on meat quality, antioxidant capacity and lipid peroxidation status in broiler chickens. 2. A total of 256 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 4 treatments consisting of 8 replicates of 8 chickens each. The birds were supplied with 4 different diets: a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg carnosine, respectively. The whole experiment lasted 42 d. 3. The results showed that dietary supplementation with carnosine linearly increased the values of pH45 min and redness and reduced drip loss of breast meat. Dietary carnosine increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes in liver, serum and breast meat and decreased the contents of lipid peroxides at 21 and 42 d of age. 4. These findings indicated that dietary supplementation with carnosine was beneficial to enhance meat quality, antioxidant capacity and decrease lipid peroxidation status of breast meat.
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- J Cong
- a College of Animal Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,b Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,c Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Animal Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,b Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,c Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Animal Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,b Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,c Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Animal Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,b Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,c Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Animal Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,b Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,c Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Animal Science and Technology , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,b Key Laboratory of Animal Origin Food Production and Safety Guarantee of Jiangsu Province , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China.,c Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Meat Production and Processing, Quality and Safety Control , Nanjing Agricultural University , Nanjing , People's Republic of China
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Bonilla L, O‘Donnell V, Clark S, Rubbo H, Trostchansky A. Regulation of protein kinase C by nitroarachidonic acid: Impact on human platelet activation. Arch Biochem Biophys 2013; 533:55-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2013.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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González-Perilli L, Álvarez MN, Prolo C, Radi R, Rubbo H, Trostchansky A. Nitroarachidonic acid prevents NADPH oxidase assembly and superoxide radical production in activated macrophages. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 58:126-33. [PMID: 23318789 PMCID: PMC3622795 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2012] [Revised: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nitration of arachidonic acid (AA) to nitroarachidonic acid (AANO2) leads to anti-inflammatory intracellular activities during macrophage activation. However, less is known about the capacity of AANO2 to regulate the production of reactive oxygen species under proinflammatory conditions. One of the immediate responses upon macrophage activation involves the production of superoxide radical (O2(•-)) due to the NADPH-dependent univalent reduction of oxygen to O2(•-) by the phagocytic NADPH oxidase isoform (NOX2), the activity of NOX2 being the main source of O2(•-) in monocytes/macrophages. Because the NOX2 and AA pathways are connected, we propose that AANO2 can modulate macrophage activation by inhibiting O2(•-) formation by NOX2. When macrophages were activated in the presence of AANO2, a significant inhibition of NOX2 activity was observed as evaluated by cytochrome c reduction, luminol chemiluminescence, Amplex red fluorescence, and flow cytometry; this process also occurs under physiological mimic conditions within the phagosomes. AANO2 decreased O2(•-) production in a dose- (IC50=4.1±1.8 μM AANO2) and time-dependent manner. The observed inhibition was not due to a decreased phosphorylation of the cytosolic subunits (e.g., p40(phox) and p47(phox)), as analyzed by immunoprecipitation and Western blot. However, a reduction in the migration to the membrane of p47(phox) was obtained, suggesting that the protective actions involve the prevention of the correct assembly of the active enzyme in the membrane. Finally, the observed in vitro effects were confirmed in an in vivo inflammatory model, in which subcutaneous injection of AANO2 was able to decrease NOX2 activity in macrophages from thioglycolate-treated mice.
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- Address correspondence to: Andrés Trostchansky, Ph.D., Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Avda. Gral. Flores 2125, C.P. 11800, Montevideo, Uruguay; Phone: (598)-2924 9562; Fax: (598)-2924 9563;
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Gödecke A, Schrader J, Reinartz M. Nitric oxide-mediated protein modification in cardiovascular physiology and pathology. Proteomics Clin Appl 2012; 2:811-22. [PMID: 21136881 DOI: 10.1002/prca.200780079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a key regulator of cardiovascular functions including the control of vascular tone, anti-inflammatory properties of the endothelium, cardiac contractility, and thrombocyte activation and aggregation. Numerous experimental data support the view that NO not only acts via cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-dependent mechanisms but also modulates protein function by nitrosation, nitrosylation, glutathiolation, and nitration, respectively. To understand how NO regulates all of these diverse biological processes on the molecular level a comprehensive assessment of NO-mediated cGMP-dependent and independent targets is required. Novel proteomic approaches allow the simultaneous identification of large quantities of proteins modified in an NO-dependent manner and thereby will considerably deepen our understanding of the role NO plays in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology.
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- Axel Gödecke
- Institut für Herz- und Kreislaufphysiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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De Franceschi G, Frare E, Pivato M, Relini A, Penco A, Greggio E, Bubacco L, Fontana A, de Laureto PP. Structural and morphological characterization of aggregated species of α-synuclein induced by docosahexaenoic acid. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:22262-74. [PMID: 21527634 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.202937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The interaction of brain lipids with α-synuclein may play an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD). Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an abundant fatty acid of neuronal membranes, and it is presents at high levels in brain areas with α-synuclein inclusions of patients with PD. In animal models, an increase of DHA content in the brain induces α-synuclein oligomer formation in vivo. However, it is not clear whether these oligomeric species are the precursors of the larger aggregates found in Lewy bodies of post-mortem PD brains. To characterize these species and to define the role of fatty acids in amyloid formation, we investigated the aggregation process of α-synuclein in the presence of DHA. We found that DHA readily promotes α-synuclein aggregation and that the morphology of these aggregates is dependent on the ratio between the protein and DHA. In the presence of a molar ratio protein/DHA of 1:10, amyloid-like fibrils are formed. These fibrils are morphologically different from those formed by α-synuclein alone and have a less packed structure. At a protein/DHA molar ratio of 1:50, we observe the formation of stable oligomers. Moreover, chemical modifications, methionine oxidations, and protein-lipid adduct formations are induced by increasing concentrations of DHA. The extent of these modifications defines the structure and the stability of aggregates. We also show that α-synuclein oligomers are more toxic if generated in the presence of DHA in dopaminergic neuronal cell lines, suggesting that these species might be important in the neurodegenerative process associated with PD.
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- Giorgia De Franceschi
- Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale per Biotecnologie Innovative (Biotechnology Centre), University of Padova, Viale G. Colombo 3, 35121 Padova, Italy
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Ma XY, Jiang ZY, Lin YC, Zheng CT, Zhou GL. Dietary supplementation with carnosine improves antioxidant capacity and meat quality of finishing pigs. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2011; 94:e286-95. [PMID: 20626506 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.01009.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study was conducted to determine the effect of dietary carnosine (β-alanyl-L-histidine) supplementation on antioxidant capacity and meat quality of pigs. 72 pigs approximately 60 kg were fed a corn- and soybean meal-based diet supplemented with 0, 25, 50 or 100 mg carnosine per kg diet for 8 weeks. Carnosine supplementation did not affect growth performance and carcass traits of pigs. However, the addition of 100 mg carnosine per kg diet increased pH value of muscle at 45 min, 24 h and 48 h postmortem. It also decreased drip loss at 48 h postmortem and increased redness value of muscle at 45 min postmortem (p < 0.05). The addition of 100 mg carnosine per kg diet enhanced glycogen concentration and Ca-ATPase activity at 24 and 48 h postmortem, and reduced malondialdehyde and carbonyl protein complexes concentrations in muscle at 24 h postmortem (p < 0.05). The addition of 100 mg carnosine per kg diet increased glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities in plasma, liver or muscle, as well as SOD and GSH-Px genes expression in muscle (p < 0.05). Taken together, these findings indicate that carnosine supplementation improves antioxidant capacity and meat quality of pigs.
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- X Y Ma
- Institute of Animal Science, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Kurz A, Rabbani N, Walter M, Bonin M, Thornalley P, Auburger G, Gispert S. Alpha-synuclein deficiency leads to increased glyoxalase I expression and glycation stress. Cell Mol Life Sci 2010; 68:721-33. [PMID: 20711648 PMCID: PMC3029823 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0483-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2010] [Revised: 07/20/2010] [Accepted: 07/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The presynaptic protein alpha-synuclein has received much attention because its gain-of-function is associated with Parkinson's disease. However, its physiological function is still poorly understood. We studied brain regions of knock-out mice at different ages with regard to consistent upregulations of the transcriptome and focused on glyoxalase I (GLO1). The microarray data were confirmed in qPCR, immunoblot, enzyme activity, and behavior analyses. GLO1 induction is a known protective cellular response to glucose stress, representing efforts to decrease toxic levels of methylglyoxal (MG), glyoxal and advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs). Mass spectrometry quantification demonstrated a ubiquitous increase in MG and fructosyl-lysine as consequences of glucose toxicity, and consistent enhancement of certain AGEs. Thus, GLO1 induction in KO brain seems insufficient to prevent AGE formation. In conclusion, the data demonstrate GLO1 expression and glycation damage to be induced by alpha-synuclein ablation. We propose that wild-type alpha-synuclein modulates brain glucose metabolism.
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- Alexander Kurz
- Department of Neurology, Section Molecular Neurogenetics, Goethe University Medical School, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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da Rocha RF, de Oliveira MR, de Bittencourt Pasquali MA, Andrades MÉ, Oliveira MWS, Behr GA, Moreira JCF. Vascular redox imbalance in rats submitted to chronic exercise. Cell Biochem Funct 2010; 28:190-6. [DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ahmed KA, Sawa T, Akaike T. Protein cysteine S-guanylation and electrophilic signal transduction by endogenous nitro-nucleotides. Amino Acids 2010; 41:123-30. [PMID: 20213439 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-010-0535-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 02/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO), a gaseous free radical that is synthesized in organisms by nitric oxide synthases, participates in a critical fashion in the regulation of diverse physiological functions such as vascular and neuronal signal transduction, host defense, and cell death regulation. Two major pathways of NO signaling involve production of the second messenger guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) and posttranslational modification (PTM) of redox-sensitive cysteine thiols of proteins. We recently clarified the physiological formation of 8-nitroguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-nitro-cGMP) as the first demonstration, since the discovery of cGMP more than 40 years ago, of a new second messenger derived from cGMP in mammals. 8-Nitro-cGMP is electrophilic and reacts efficiently with sulfhydryls of proteins to produce a novel PTM via cGMP adduction, a process that we named protein S-guanylation. 8-Nitro-cGMP may regulate electrophilic signaling on the basis of its electrophilicity through induction of S-guanylation of redox sensor proteins. Examples include S-guanylation of the redox sensor protein Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), which leads to activation of NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-dependent expression of antioxidant and cytoprotective genes. This S-guanylation-mediated activation of an antioxidant adaptive response may play an important role in cytoprotection during bacterial infections and oxidative stress. Identification of new redox-sensitive proteins as targets for S-guanylation may help development of novel therapeutics for oxidative stress- and inflammation-related disorders and vascular diseases as well as understanding of cellular protection against oxidative stress.
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Lee JR, Kim JK, Lee SJ, Kim KP. Role of protein tyrosine nitration in neurodegenerative diseases and atherosclerosis. Arch Pharm Res 2009; 32:1109-18. [PMID: 19727603 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-009-1802-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2009] [Revised: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 06/25/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nitric oxide generates reactive nitrosative species, such as peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) that may be involved in a number of diseases. ONOO(-) can mediate protein tyrosine nitration which causes structural changes of affected proteins and leads to their inactivation. Various proteomics and immunological methods including mass spectrometry combined with both liquid and 2-D PAGE, and immunodetection have been employed to identify and characterize nitrated proteins from pathological samples. This review presents the pahtobiological roles of the pathogenic posttranslational modification in neurodegenerative diseases and atherosclerosis.
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- Jung Rok Lee
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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High fat feeding and dietary L-arginine supplementation differentially regulate gene expression in rat white adipose tissue. Amino Acids 2009; 37:187-98. [PMID: 19212806 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-009-0246-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dietary L-arginine (Arg) supplementation reduces white-fat gain in diet-induced obese rats but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. This study tested the hypothesis that Arg treatment affects expression of genes related to lipid metabolism in adipose tissue. Four-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a low-fat (LF) or high-fat (HF) diet for 15 weeks. Thereafter, lean or obese rats continued to be fed their same respective diets and received drinking water containing 1.51% Arg-HCl or 2.55% L: -alanine (isonitrogenous control). After 12 weeks of Arg supplementation, rats were euthanized to obtain retroperitoneal adipose tissue for analyzing global changes in gene expression by microarray. The results were confirmed by RT-PCR analysis. HF feeding decreased mRNA levels for lipogenic enzymes, AMP-activated protein kinase, glucose transporters, heme oxygenase 3, glutathione synthetase, superoxide dismutase 3, peroxiredoxin 5, glutathione peroxidase 3, and stress-induced protein, while increasing expression of carboxypeptidase-A, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha, caspase 2, caveolin 3, and diacylglycerol kinase. In contrast, Arg supplementation reduced mRNA levels for fatty acid binding protein 1, glycogenin, protein phosphates 1B, caspases 1 and 2, and hepatic lipase, but increased expression of PPARgamma, heme oxygenase 3, glutathione synthetase, insulin-like growth factor II, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor, and stress-induced protein. Biochemical analysis revealed oxidative stress in white adipose tissue of HF-fed rats, which was prevented by Arg supplementation. Collectively, these results indicate that HF diet and Arg supplementation differentially regulate gene expression to affect energy-substrate oxidation, redox state, fat accretion, and adipocyte differentiation in adipose tissue. Our findings provide a molecular mechanism to explain a beneficial effect of Arg on ameliorating diet-induced obesity in mammals.
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Trujillo M, Ferrer-Sueta G, Radi R. Peroxynitrite detoxification and its biologic implications. Antioxid Redox Signal 2008; 10:1607-20. [PMID: 18500925 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2008.2060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Peroxynitrite is a cytotoxic oxidant formed in vivo from the diffusional-controlled reaction between nitric oxide and superoxide radicals. Increased peroxynitrite formation has been related to the pathogenesis of multiple diseases, thus underlining the importance of understanding the mechanisms of its detoxification. In nature, different enzymatic routes for peroxynitrite decomposition have evolved. Among them, peroxiredoxins catalytically reduce peroxynitrite in vitro; modulation of their expression affects peroxynitrite-mediated cytotoxicity, and their content changes in pathologic conditions associated with increased peroxynitrite formation in vivo, thus indicating a physiologic role of these enzymes in peroxynitrite reduction. Selenium-containing glutathione peroxidase also catalyzes peroxynitrite reduction, but its role in vivo is still a matter of debate. In selected cellular systems, heme proteins also play a role in peroxynitrite detoxification, such as its isomerization by oxyhemoglobin in red blood cells. Moreover, different pharmacologic approaches have been used to decrease the toxicity related to peroxynitrite formation. Manganese or iron porphyrins catalyze peroxynitrite decomposition, and their protective role in vivo has been confirmed in biologic systems. Glutathione peroxidase mimetics also rapidly reduce peroxynitrite, but their biologic role is less well established. Flavonoids, nitroxides, and tyrosine-containing peptides decreased peroxynitrite-mediated toxicity under different conditions, but their mechanism of action is indirect.
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- Madia Trujillo
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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