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Danscher G, Rasmussen S. nanoGold and µGold inhibit autoimmune inflammation: a review. Histochem Cell Biol 2023; 159:225-232. [PMID: 36864314 PMCID: PMC10006034 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-023-02182-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
Abstract
The newest data on metallic gold have placed the noble metal central in the fight for the safe treatment of autoimmune inflammation. There are two different ways to use gold for the treatment of inflammation: gold microparticles > 20 µm and gold nanoparticles. The injection of gold microparticles (µGold) is a purely local therapy. µGold particles stay put where injected, and gold ions released from them are relatively few and taken up by cells within a sphere of only a few millimeters in diameter from their origin particles. The macrophage-induced release of gold ions may continue for years. Injection of gold nanoparticles (nanoGold), on the other hand, is spread throughout the whole body, and the bio-released gold ions, therefore, affect multitudes of cells all over the body, as when using gold-containing drugs such as Myocrisin. Since macrophages and other phagocytotic cells take up and transport nanoGold and remove it after a short period, repeated treatment is necessary. This review describes the details of the cellular mechanisms that lead to the bio-release of gold ions in µGold and nanoGold.
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- Gorm Danscher
- Department of Biomedicine, Århus University, Århus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Auranofin: Past to Present, and repurposing. Int Immunopharmacol 2021; 101:108272. [PMID: 34731781 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Auranofin (AF), a gold compound, has been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for more than 40 years; however, its mechanism of action remains unknown. We revealed that AF inhibited the induction of proinflammatory proteins and their mRNAs by the inflammatory stimulants, cyclooxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase, and their upstream regulator, NF-κB. AF also activated the proteins peroxyredoxin-1, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1, and NF-E2-related factor 2, and inhibited thioredoxin reductase, all of which are involved in oxidative or electrophilic stress under physiological conditions. Although the cell membrane was previously considered to be permeable to AF because of its hydrophobicity, the mechanisms responsible for transporting AF into and out of cells as well as its effects on the uptake and excretion of other drugs have not yet been elucidated. Antibodies for cytokines have recently been employed in the treatment of RA, which has had an impact on the use of AF. Trials to repurpose AF as a risk-controlled agent to treat cancers or infectious diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2/coronavirus disease 2019, are ongoing. Novel gold compounds are also under development as anti-cancer and anti-infection agents.
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Yamashita M. Aspirin Intolerance: Experimental Models for Bed-to-Bench. Curr Drug Targets 2017; 17:1963-1970. [PMID: 27719658 PMCID: PMC5345322 DOI: 10.2174/1389450117666161005152327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Revised: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Aspirin is the oldest non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and it sometimes causes asthma-like symptoms known as aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), which can be serious. Unwanted effects of aspirin (aspirin intolerance) are also observed in patients with food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis, a type I allergy disease, and aspirin-induced urticaria (AIU). However the target and the mechanism of the aspirin intolerance are still unknown. There is no animal or cellular model of AERD, because its pathophysiological mechanism is still unknown, but it is thought that inhibition of cyclooxygenase by causative agents leads to an increase of free arachidonic acid, which is metabolized into cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs) that provoke airway smooth muscle constriction and asthma symptoms. As the bed-to-bench approach, to confirm the clinical discussion in experimental cellular models, we have tried to develop a cellular model of AERD using activated RBL-2H3 cells, a rat mast cell like cell line. Indomethacin (another NSAID and also causes AERD), enhances in vitro cysLTs production by RBL-2H3 cells, while there is no induction of cysLTs production in the absence of inflammatory activation. Since this suggests that all inflammatory cells with activation of prostaglandin and cysLT metabolism should respond to NSAIDs, and then I have concluded that aspirin intolerance should be separated from subsequent bronchoconstriction. Evidence about the cellular mechanisms of NSAIDs may be employed for development of in vitro AERD models as the approach from bench-to-bed.
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- Masamichi Yamashita
- Laboratory of Food for Health, Department of Bioscience in Daily Life, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880 Japan
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Langaro AP, Souza AKR, Morassuti CY, Lima SM, Casagrande GA, Deflon VM, Nunes LAO, Da Cunha Andrade LH. Uncommon and Emissive {[Au2(C3H6NS2)2][Au(C3H6NS2)2]2(PF6)2} Mixed Au+ and Au3+ Pseudotetranuclear Crystalline Compound: Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Optical Properties. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:9249-9256. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b08158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ana P. Langaro
- Grupo
de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica-GEOF, Centro
de Estudos em Recursos Naturais-CERNA, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul − UEMS, CP 351, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul 79804-970, Brazil
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- Grupo
de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica-GEOF, Centro
de Estudos em Recursos Naturais-CERNA, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul − UEMS, CP 351, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul 79804-970, Brazil
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- Grupo
de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica-GEOF, Centro
de Estudos em Recursos Naturais-CERNA, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul − UEMS, CP 351, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul 79804-970, Brazil
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- Grupo
de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica-GEOF, Centro
de Estudos em Recursos Naturais-CERNA, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul − UEMS, CP 351, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul 79804-970, Brazil
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- Instituto
de Química, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul − UFMS, Av. Senador Filinto Muller, 1555, 79074-460, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Instituto
de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, CP 780, Av. do Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, Centro, 13560-970 São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório
de Laser e Aplicações, Instituto de Física de
São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, São Paulo 05508-020, Brazil
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- Grupo
de Espectroscopia Óptica e Fototérmica-GEOF, Centro
de Estudos em Recursos Naturais-CERNA, Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul − UEMS, CP 351, Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul 79804-970, Brazil
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Yamaki K, Yoshino S. Establishment of a Mouse Anti-ovalbumin IgE Monoclonal Antibody That Induces FcɛRII (CD23)-dependent Activation Without FcɛRI-Dependent Activation. Monoclon Antib Immunodiagn Immunother 2015; 34:423-31. [PMID: 26683182 DOI: 10.1089/mab.2015.0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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IgE mainly activates cells via two receptors, FcɛRI and FcɛRII. Blocking antibodies against and animals genetically targeted for these receptors have been successfully used to distinguish between these two activating pathways. In the present study, we investigated whether our newly established anti-ovalbumin (OVA) monoclonal IgE OE-2 induced FcɛRII-dependent activation, but not FcɛRI-dependent activation in vivo and in vitro, in contrast to the previously established anti-OVA IgE OE-1, which stimulated FcɛRI and FcɛRII. The FcɛRI-mediated degranulation of RBL2H3 cells and passive systemic anaphylaxis in mice were induced by OE-1 but not OE-2. On the other hand, the production of nitric oxide by rat peritoneal macrophages and the primary antibody response in mice against co-injected OVA, which were mediated through FcɛRII, were induced and enhanced by OE-1 and OE-2. Differences in the epitopes recognized by OE-1 and OE-2 may partially explain why OE-1, but not OE-2, triggered FcɛRI-dependent activation. OE-1 bridged FcɛRI through effective aggregation with OVA, whereas OE-2 crosslinked the receptor strongly and only moderately upon the addition of an anti-kappa antibody and polymerized OVA, namely, an OVA-conjugated resin, respectively, resulting in degranulation. Our results offer a novel approach for determining the relative importance of FcɛRI and FcɛRII in various IgE-dependent responses by using OE-1 and OE-2.
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- Kouya Yamaki
- Department of Pharmacology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University , Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Kobe Pharmaceutical University , Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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Zetterström CK, Jiang W, Wähämaa H, Ostberg T, Aveberger AC, Schierbeck H, Lotze MT, Andersson U, Pisetsky DS, Erlandsson Harris H. Pivotal Advance: Inhibition of HMGB1 nuclear translocation as a mechanism for the anti-rheumatic effects of gold sodium thiomalate. J Leukoc Biol 2007; 83:31-8. [PMID: 17913975 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0507323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Gold compounds such as gold sodium thiomalate (GST) can reduce the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although their mechanism of action is not well defined. As the proinflammatory mediator high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 (HMGB1) may play a role in the pathogenesis of RA, we have performed in vitro studies to investigate whether GST inhibits HMGB1 release as the basis of its mode of action. Murine RAW 264.7 or human THP-1 macrophage cells were stimulated in culture with agents causing extracellular HMGB1 release, including LPS, IFN-gamma, polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid, IFN-beta, or NO in the presence of GST, ranging from 0 microM to 250 microM. Secretion and intracellular location of HMGB1 were assessed by Western blotting, HMGB1-specific ELISPOT assay, and immunofluorescent staining. In parallel, TNF and IFN-beta levels were analyzed by ELISPOT and/or ELISA. Supernatant NO production was analyzed by the Griess method. At pharmacologically relevant doses, GST inhibited the extracellular release of HMGB1 from activated macrophages and caused the nuclear retention of this protein; in contrast, no effects were observed on the secretion or production of TNF. Release of the key endogenous mediators of HMGB1 translocation, IFN-beta and NO, was inhibited by GST. This inhibition required gold, as sodium thiomalate did not affect the responses measured. Furthermore, gold chloride also inhibited release of HMGB1. Together, these results suggest a new mechanism for the anti-rheumatic effects of gold salts in RA and the potential of drugs, which interfere with intracellular HMGB1 transport mechanisms, as novel agents to treat RA.
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- Cecilia K Zetterström
- Department of Woman and Child Health, Pediatric Rheumatology Research Unit, Karolinska Institutet/Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ott I, Koch T, Shorafa H, Bai Z, Poeckel D, Steinhilber D, Gust R. Synthesis, cytotoxicity, cellular uptake and influence on eicosanoid metabolism of cobalt–alkyne modified fructoses in comparison to auranofin and the cytotoxic COX inhibitor Co-ASS. Org Biomol Chem 2005; 3:2282-6. [PMID: 16010362 DOI: 10.1039/b504294c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Propargylhexacarbonyldicobalt complexes with fructopyranose ligands were prepared and investigated for cytotoxicity in the MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line. The antiproliferative effects depended on the presence of isopropylidene protecting groups in the carbohydrate ligand and correlated with the cellular concentration of the complexes. IC(50) values of > 20 microM demonstrated that the fructose derivatives were only moderately active compared to the references auranofin and the aspirin (ASS) derivative [2-acetoxy(2-propynyl)benzoate]hexacarbonyldicobalt (Co-ASS). In continuation of our studies on the mode of action of cobalt-alkyne complexes we studied the influence of the compounds on the formation of 12-HHT (COX-1 product) and 12-HETE (12-LOX product) by human platelets as an indication of the interference in the eicosanoid metabolism, which is discussed as a target system of cytostatics. Co-ASS was an efficient COX-1 inhibitor without LOX inhibitory activity and auranofin inhibited both COX-1 and 12-LOX eicosanoid production. The missing activity of the fructopyranose complexes at the 12-LOX and the only moderate effects at COX-1 indicate that COX/LOX inhibition may be in part responsible for the pharmacological effects of auranofin and Co-ASS but not for those of the fructopyranose complexes.
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- Ingo Ott
- Institute of Pharmacy, Free University of Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 2 + 4, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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Seitz M, Valbracht J, Quach J, Lotz M. Gold sodium thiomalate and chloroquine inhibit cytokine production in monocytic THP-1 cells through distinct transcriptional and posttranslational mechanisms. J Clin Immunol 2004; 23:477-84. [PMID: 15031635 DOI: 10.1023/b:joci.0000010424.41475.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Gold sodium thiomalate (GST), chloroquine (CQ), and methotrexate have been widely used in the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory conditions. Using the human monocytic cell line THP-1 we have analyzed effects of these drugs on cytokine production and intracellular signaling. GST and CQ were equally effective in reducing lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced IL-1 beta release while CQ was a more effective inhibitor of TNF-alpha production than GST. Methotrexate did not affect production of these cytokines. CQ reduced IL-1 beta mRNA expression and strongly inhibited phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) p38, and to a lesser extent c-Jun N-terminal kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2. In contrast, GST did not affect cytokine mRNA expression or MAPK activation. However, GST selectively inhibited the activity of the interleukin-1 converting enzyme (ICE)/caspase-1. These data demonstrate that CQ inhibits IL-1 beta release from monocytes by interfering with pretranscriptional signaling and TNF-alpha release by posttranslational events whereas GST downregulates IL-1 beta secretion by interfering with posttranslational IL-1 beta processing.
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- Michael Seitz
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology/Allergology, University Hospital, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland
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Ghosh AK. Regulation by prostaglandin E2 and histamine of angiogenesis in inflammatory granulation tissue. YAKUGAKU ZASSHI 2003; 123:295-303. [PMID: 12772586 DOI: 10.1248/yakushi.123.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In an air pouch-type carrageenin-induced inflammation model in rats, the selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor NS-398 dose dependently inhibited the granulation tissue formation, angiogenesis and the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the granulation tissue. In culture of the minced granulation tissue, PGE2 induced VEGF production in a concentration-dependent manner. Histamine also induced VEGF production in the granulation tissue in vitro. The H2 receptor antagonist cimetidine, the cAMP antagonist Rp-cAMP and the protein kinase A inhibitor H-89 suppressed the histamine-induced VEGF production in the granulation tissue. However, the H1 receptor antagonist pyrilamine maleate, the H3 receptor antagonist thioperamide, the protein kinase C inhibitors Ro 31-8425 and calphostin C or the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein showed no effect. Subcutaneous implantation of a cotton thread in the dorsum of histidine decarboxylase-deficient (HDC-/-) mice, but not in mast cell-deficient (WBB6F1-W/Wv) mice, induced less angiogenesis with lower levels of VEGF in the granulation tissue than in their corresponding wild-type (HDC+/+ and WBB6F1(-)+/+) mice. In HDC-/- mice, the topical injection of histamine or the H2 receptor agonist dimaprit rescued the defective angiogenesis and granulation tissue formation. In addition, cimetidine but not pyrilamine maleate and thioperamide inhibited the histamine-induced angiogenesis in the granulation tissue in HDC-/- mice. These findings suggest that PGE2 and histamine augment angiogenesis in the inflammatory granulation tissue by inducing VEGF production, and histamine induces VEGF production possibly through the H2 receptor--cAMP--protein kinase A pathway.
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- Ajoy Kumar Ghosh
- Laboratory of Pathophysiological Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan.
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Yamashita M, Ashino S, Oshima Y, Kawamura S, Ohuchi K, Takayanagi M. Inhibition of TPA-induced NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and production of NO and PGE2 by the anti-rheumatic gold compounds. J Pharm Pharmacol 2003; 55:245-51. [PMID: 12631417 DOI: 10.1211/002235702513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Auranofin, aurothioglucose and aurothiomalate (10 microM each) inhibited 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA, 16.2 nM)-induced nuclear translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB), and production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in rat peritoneal macrophages when the cells were pre-incubated with each gold compound for 20 h. Without pre-incubation for 20 h, aurothioglucose and aurothiomalate, but not auranofin, failed to inhibit the TPA-induced NF-kappaB nuclear translocation and production of NO and PGE(2). Auranofin, aurothioglucose and aurothiomalate did not affect the direct binding of NF-kappaB to the DNA probe. It was suggested that these gold compounds inhibit the TPA-induced production of NO and PGE(2) by inhibiting the NF-kappaB nuclear translocation.
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- Masamichi Yamashita
- Department of Pathophysiological Science, Tohoku Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 981-8558, Japan.
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Ghosh AK, Hirasawa N, Ohuchi K. Enhancement by histamine of vascular endothelial growth factor production in granulation tissue via H(2) receptors. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 134:1419-28. [PMID: 11724747 PMCID: PMC1573073 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0704372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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1. Roles of histamine in the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the carrageenin-induced granulation tissue in rats were analysed in vitro and in vivo. 2. Incubation of the minced granulation tissue in the presence of histamine (1 and 10 microM) increased the content of VEGF protein in the conditioned medium in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. The levels of VEGF mRNA in the minced granulation tissue were also increased by histamine in a concentration-dependent manner. 3. The increase in the content of VEGF protein in the conditioned medium by histamine (10 microM) was suppressed by the H(2) receptor antagonist cimetidine (IC(50) 0.37 microM), but not by the H(1) receptor antagonist pyrilamine maleate, the H(3) receptor antagonist thioperamide or the cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor indomethacin. 4. The histamine-induced increase in the content of VEGF protein in the conditioned medium was inhibited by the cyclic AMP antagonist Rp-cAMP (IC(50) 6.8 microM), and the protein kinase A inhibitor H-89 (IC(50) 12.5 microM), but not by the protein kinase C inhibitors Ro 31-8425 and calphostin C or the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein. 5. Simultaneous injection of cimetidine (400 microg) and indomethacin (100 microg) into the air pouch of rats additively reduced the carrageenin-induced increase in VEGF protein levels and angiogenesis in the granulation tissue as assessed by using carmine dye. 6. These findings indicate that histamine has an activity to induce VEGF production in the granulation tissue via the H(2) receptor-cyclic AMP-protein kinase A pathway and augments angiogenesis in the granulation tissue.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology
- Carrageenan/administration & dosage
- Cells, Cultured
- Cimetidine/pharmacology
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelial Growth Factors/biosynthesis
- Endothelial Growth Factors/genetics
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Fibroblasts/cytology
- Fibroblasts/drug effects
- Fibroblasts/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Granulation Tissue/drug effects
- Granulation Tissue/metabolism
- Histamine/pharmacology
- Histamine Antagonists/pharmacology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Indoles/pharmacology
- Indomethacin/pharmacology
- Inflammation/chemically induced
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Isoquinolines/pharmacology
- Lymphokines/biosynthesis
- Lymphokines/drug effects
- Lymphokines/genetics
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/cytology
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/drug effects
- Macrophages, Peritoneal/metabolism
- Male
- Maleimides/pharmacology
- Naphthalenes/pharmacology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/chemically induced
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/metabolism
- Piperidines/pharmacology
- Protein Kinase C/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Pyrilamine/pharmacology
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Histamine H2/drug effects
- Receptors, Histamine H2/physiology
- Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
- Sulfonamides
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
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Affiliation(s)
- Ajoy Kumar Ghosh
- Laboratory of Pathophysiological Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiological Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pathophysiological Biochemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Aoba Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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Kataoka K, Handa H, Nishizawa M. Induction of cellular antioxidative stress genes through heterodimeric transcription factor Nrf2/small Maf by antirheumatic gold(I) compounds. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:34074-81. [PMID: 11429414 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m105383200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Gold(I)-containing compounds have long been used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the molecular mechanism of their action has remained largely unknown. In this paper we have demonstrated that gold(I) drugs selectively activate the DNA binding of a heterodimer consisting of the basic-leucine zipper transcription factors Nrf2 and small Maf. Once bound to its recognition DNA sequence termed antioxidant-responsive element or Maf-recognition element, Nrf2/small Maf induces a set of antioxidative stress genes, including heme oxygenase-1 and gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase, whose products have been demonstrated to contribute to the scavenging of reactive oxygen species and to exhibit anti-inflammatory effects. Our findings suggest that stimulation of antioxidative stress response through activation of Nrf2/small Maf may be a pharmacologically important part of the actions of gold(I) drugs for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Alternatively, activation of Nrf2/small Maf may be a protective response of cells against toxic effects of the drugs.
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- K Kataoka
- Frontier Collaborative Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, 226-8503 Yokohama, Japan.
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