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Bellelli A, Tame JRH. Hemoglobin allostery and pharmacology. Mol Aspects Med 2021; 84:101037. [PMID: 34600771 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2021.101037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
The oxygen demands of the human body require the constant circulation of blood carrying an enormous concentration of hemoglobin (Hb). Oxygen transport depends not only on the amount of Hb, but also on the control over the affinity of the protein for the gas, which can be optimized for the environmental conditions by changes in the concentration of effectors (hydrogen ions, chloride, CO2, and DPG) inside the red cell. Some pathological conditions affecting Hb may benefit from pharmacological interventions to increase or decrease its affinity for oxygen, or otherwise modify its properties, or alter its biosynthesis. Examples of such conditions include sickle cell anemia, thalassemias and inherited hemoglobinopathies. Effective and safe drugs such as voxelotor, bezafibrate and efaproxiral are available that significantly increase or decrease Hb oxygen affinity. Some medical conditions not directly affecting the blood or its oxygen carrying capacity may also be relieved by the manipulation of Hb. For example, the standard treatment of acute cyanide poisoning requires the oxidation of a fraction of the Hb in the bloodstream so that it efficiently scavenges cyanide. Tumors are often extremely hypoxic and therefore strongly resistant to radiotherapy; the sensitivity of cancerous tissue to X-rays may be increased by improved oxygenation through drugs binding Hb. This review attempts to provide a systematic exploration of the pharmacology of Hb, its molecular basis, and its intended and possible uses.
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- Andrea Bellelli
- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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- Drug Design Laboratory, Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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Ratnakar SJ, Chirayil S, Funk AM, Zhang S, Queiró JF, Geraldes CFGC, Kovacs Z, Sherry AD. A Frequency-Selective pH-Responsive paraCEST Agent. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21671-21676. [PMID: 32726500 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Paramagnetic chemical exchange saturation transfer (paraCEST) agents are well-suited for imaging tissue pH because the basis of CEST, chemical exchange, is inherently sensitive to pH. Several previous pH-sensitive paraCEST agents were based on an exchanging Ln3+ -bound water molecule as the CEST antenna but this design often added additional line-broadening to the bulk water signal due to T2 exchange. We report herein a pH-sensitive paraCEST agent that lacks an inner-sphere water molecule but contains one Ln-bound -OH group for CEST activation. The Yb3+ complex, Yb(1), displayed a single, highly shifted CEST peak originating from the exchangeable Yb-OH proton, the frequency of which changed over the biologically relevant pH range. CEST images of phantoms ranging in pH from 6 to 8 demonstrate the potential of this agent for imaging pH. Initial rodent imaging studies showed that Gd(1) remains in the vascular system much longer than anticipated but is cleared slowly via renal filtration.
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- S James Ratnakar
- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- CMUC, Department of Mathematics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences and Coimbra Chemistry Center, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.,CIBIT- Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, USA
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Ratnakar SJ, Chirayil S, Funk AM, Zhang S, Queiró JF, Geraldes CFGC, Kovacs Z, Sherry AD. A Frequency‐Selective pH‐Responsive paraCEST Agent. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- S. James Ratnakar
- Advanced Imaging Research Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
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- CMUC, Department of Mathematics University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences and Coimbra Chemistry Center University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
- CIBIT- Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX USA
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Di Gregorio E, Lattuada L, Maiocchi A, Aime S, Ferrauto G, Gianolio E. Supramolecular adducts between macrocyclic Gd(iii) complexes and polyaromatic systems: a route to enhance the relaxivity through the formation of hydrophobic interactions. Chem Sci 2020; 12:1368-1377. [PMID: 34163900 PMCID: PMC8179163 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03504a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The set-up of reversible binding interactions between the hydrophobic region of macrocyclic GBCAs (Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents) and SO3 -/OH containing pyrene derivatives provides new insights for pursuing relaxivity enhancements of this class of MRI contrast agents. The strong binding affinity allows attaining relaxation enhancements up to 50% at pyrene/GBCA ratios of 3 : 1. High resolution NMR spectra of the Yb-HPDO3A/pyrene system fully support the formation of a supramolecular adduct based on the set-up of hydrophobic interactions. The relaxation enhancement may be accounted for in terms of the increase of the molecular reorientation time (τ R) and the number of second sphere water molecules. This effect is maintained in blood serum and in vivo, as shown by the enhancement of contrast in T 1w-MR images obtained by simultaneous injection of GBCA and pyrene derivatives in mice.
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- Enza Di Gregorio
- Molecular Imaging Center, Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino Via Nizza 52 Torino 10126 Italy
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- Bracco Imaging Spa, Bracco Research Centre Via Ribes 5 Colleretto Giacosa TO 10010 Italy
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- Bracco Imaging Spa, Bracco Research Centre Via Ribes 5 Colleretto Giacosa TO 10010 Italy
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- Molecular Imaging Center, Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino Via Nizza 52 Torino 10126 Italy
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- Molecular Imaging Center, Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino Via Nizza 52 Torino 10126 Italy
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- Molecular Imaging Center, Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino Via Nizza 52 Torino 10126 Italy
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Pinto SM, Tomé V, Calvete MJ, Castro MMC, Tóth É, Geraldes CF. Metal-based redox-responsive MRI contrast agents. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Di Gregorio E, Ferrauto G, Gianolio E, Lanzardo S, Carrera C, Fedeli F, Aime S. An MRI Method To Map Tumor Hypoxia Using Red Blood Cells Loaded with a pO2-Responsive Gd-Agent. ACS NANO 2015; 9:8239-8248. [PMID: 26234938 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b02604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Hypoxia is a typical hallmark of many solid tumors and often leads to therapy resistance and the development of a more aggressive cancer phenotype. Oxygen content in tissues has been evaluated using numerous different methods for several imaging modalities, but none has yet reached the required standard of spatial and temporal resolution. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) appears to be the technique of choice and several pO2-responsive probes have been designed for it over the years. In vivo translation is often hampered in Gd-relaxation agents as it is not possible to separate effects that arise from changes in local concentration from those associated with responsive properties. A novel procedure for the MRI based assessment of hypoxia is reported herein. The method relies on the combined use of Gd-DOTP- and Gd-HPDO3A-labeled red blood cells (RBCs) where the first probe acts as a vascular oxygenation-responsive agent, while the second reports the local labeled RBC concentration in a transplanted breast tumor mouse model. The MRI assessment of oxygenation state has been validated by photoacoustic imaging and ex vivo immunofluorescence. The method refines tumor staging in preclinical models and makes possible an accurate monitoring of the relationship between oxygenation and tumor growth.
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- Enza Di Gregorio
- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino , Torino 10126, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino , Torino 10126, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino , Torino 10126, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino , Torino 10126, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino , Torino 10126, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino , Torino 10126, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnologies and Health Sciences, University of Torino , Torino 10126, Italy
- IBB-CNR-UOS at the University of Torino , Torino 10126, Italy
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Ascenzi P, Bocedi A, Fasano M, Gioia M, Marini S, Coletta M. Proton-linked subunit heterogeneity in ferrous nitrosylated human adult hemoglobin: an EPR study. J Inorg Biochem 2005; 99:1255-9. [PMID: 15833350 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2005.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2004] [Revised: 01/04/2005] [Accepted: 01/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effect of pH on the X-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum of ferrous nitrosylated human adult tetrameric hemoglobin (HbNO) as well as of ferrous nitrosylated monomeric alpha- and beta-chains has been investigated, at -163 degrees C. At pH 7.3, the X-band EPR spectrum of tetrameric HbNO and ferrous nitrosylated monomeric alpha- and beta-chains displays a rhombic shape. Lowering the pH from 7.3 to 3.0, tetrameric HbNO and ferrous nitrosylated monomeric alpha- and beta-chains undergo a transition towards a species characterized by a X-band EPR spectrum with a three-line splitting centered at 334mT. These pH-dependent spectroscopic changes may be taken as indicative of the cleavage, or the severe weakening, of the proximal HisF8-Fe bond. In tetrameric HbNO, the pH-dependent spectroscopic changes depend on the acid-base equilibrium of two apparent ionizing groups with pK(a) values of 5.8 and 3.8. By contrast, the pH-dependent spectroscopic changes occurring in ferrous nitrosylated monomeric alpha- and beta-chains depend on the acid-base equilibrium of one apparent ionizing group with pK(a) values of 4.8 and 4.7, respectively. The different pK(a) values for the proton-linked spectroscopic transition(s) of tetrameric HbNO and ferrous nitrosylated monomeric alpha- and beta-chains suggest that the quaternary assembly drastically affects the strength of the proximal HisF8-Fe bond in both subunits. This probably reflects a 'quaternary effect', i.e., structural changes in both subunits upon tetrameric assembly, which is associated to a relevant variation of functional properties (i.e., proton affinity).
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- Paolo Ascenzi
- Department of Biology, Interdepartmental Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, University Roma Tre, Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy.
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Baroni S, Mattu M, Vannini A, Cipollone R, Aime S, Ascenzi P, Fasano M. Effect of ibuprofen and warfarin on the allosteric properties of haem-human serum albumin. A spectroscopic study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2001; 268:6214-20. [PMID: 11733017 DOI: 10.1046/j.0014-2956.2001.02569.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Haem binding to human serum albumin (HSA) endows the protein with peculiar spectroscopic properties. Here, the effect of ibuprofen and warfarin on the spectroscopic properties of ferric haem-human serum albumin (ferric HSA-haem) and of ferrous nitrosylated haem-human serum albumin (ferrous HSA-haem-NO) is reported. Ferric HSA-haem is hexa-coordinated, the haem-iron atom being bonded to His105 and Tyr148. Upon drug binding to the warfarin primary site, the displacement of water molecules--buried in close proximity to the haem binding pocket--induces perturbation of the electronic absorbance properties of the chromophore without affecting the coordination number or the spin state of the haem-iron, and the quenching of the 1H-NMR relaxivity. Values of Kd for ibuprofen and warfarin binding to the warfarin primary site of ferric HSA-haem, corresponding to the ibuprofen secondary cleft, are 5.4 +/- 1.1 x 10(-4) m and 2.1 +/- 0.4 x 10(-5) m, respectively. The affinity of ibuprofen and warfarin for the warfarin primary cleft of ferric HSA-haem is lower than that reported for drug binding to haem-free HSA. Accordingly, the Kd value for haem binding to HSA increases from 1.3 +/- 0.2 x 10(-8) m in the absence of drugs to 1.5 +/- 0.2 x 10(-7) m in the presence of ibuprofen and warfarin. Ferrous HSA-haem-NO is a five-coordinated haem-iron system. Drug binding to the warfarin primary site of ferrous HSA-haem-NO induces the transition towards the six-coordinated haem-iron species, the haem-iron atom being bonded to His105. Remarkably, the ibuprofen primary cleft appears to be functionally and spectroscopically uncoupled from the haem site of HSA. Present results represent a clear-cut evidence for the drug-induced shift of allosteric equilibrium(a) of HSA.
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- S Baroni
- Department of Chemistry IFM, University of Torino, Italy
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Mattu M, Vannin A, Coletta M, Fasano M, Ascenzi P. Effect of bezafibrate and clofibrate on the heme–iron geometry of ferrous nitrosylated heme–human serum albumin: an EPR study. J Inorg Biochem 2001; 84:293-6. [PMID: 11374593 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-0134(01)00185-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The effect of bezafibrate (BZF) and clofibrate (CF), two therapeutic drugs displaying anticoagulant and antihyperlipoproteinemic activities, on the EPR-spectroscopic properties of ferrous nitrosylated heme-human serum albumin (HSA-heme-NO) has been investigated. In the absence of BZF and CF, HSA-heme-NO is a five-coordinate heme-iron system, characterised by an X-band EPR spectrum with a three-line splitting in the high magnetic field region. Addition of BZF and CF to HSA-heme-NO induced the transition towards a six-coordinate heme-iron species characterised by an X-band EPR spectrum with an axial geometry. These data indicate that HSA-heme-NO is a five-coordinate heme-iron system, BZF and CF acting as allosteric effectors, and show that the primary heme binding site and the CF cleft of HSA are conformationally-linked, regardless of their different location.
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- M Mattu
- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tre, Rome, Italy
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Cheng Y, Lin H, Xue D, Li R, Wang K. Lanthanide ions induce hydrolysis of hemoglobin-bound 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG), conformational changes of globin and bidirectional changes of 2,3-DPG-hemoglobin's oxygen affinity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2001; 1535:200-16. [PMID: 11342009 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4439(00)00100-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The changes in structure and function of 2,3-diphosphoglycerate-hemoglobin (2,3-DPG-Hb) induced by Ln(3+) binding were studied by spectroscopic methods. The binding of lanthanide cations to 2,3-DPG is prior to that to Hb. Ln(3+) binding causes the hydrolysis of either one from the two phosphomonoester bonds in 2,3-DPG non-specifically. The results using the ultrafiltration method indicate that Ln(3+) binding sites for Hb can be classified into three categories: i.e. positive cooperative sites (N(I)), non-cooperative strong sites (N(S)) and non-cooperative weak sites (N(W)) with binding constants in decreasing order: K(I)>K(S)>K(W). The total number of binding sites amounts to about 65 per Hb tetramer. Information on reaction kinetics was obtained from the change of intrinsic fluorescence in Hb monitored by stopped-flow fluorometry. Fluctuation of fluorescence dependent on Ln(3+) concentration and temperature was observed and can be attributed to the successive conformational changes induced by Ln(3+) binding. The results also reveal the bidirectional changes of the oxygen affinity of Hb in the dependence on Ln(3+) concentration. At the range of [Ln(3+)]/[Hb]<2, the marked increase of oxygen affinity (P(50) decrease) with the Ln(3+) concentration can be attributed to the hydrolysis of 2,3-DPG, while the slight rebound of oxygen affinity in higher Ln(3+) concentration can be interpreted by the transition to the T-state of the Hb tetramer induced by Ln(3+) binding. This was indicated by the changes in secondary structure characterized by the decrease of alpha-helix content.
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- Y Cheng
- National Research Laboratories of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, People's Republic of China
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Cheng Y, Li Y, Li R, Lu J, Wang K. Orally administrated cerium chloride induces the conformational changes of rat hemoglobin, the hydrolysis of 2,3-DPG and the oxidation of heme-Fe(II), leading to changes of oxygen affinity. Chem Biol Interact 2000; 125:191-208. [PMID: 10731519 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2797(00)00146-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The structure and oxygen affinity of hemoglobin from erythrocytes of CeCl(3) fed Wistar rats in the dose range of 0.2-20.0 mg/kg body weight/day were investigated by means of various spectroscopic methods. The changes in oxygen saturation curves of hemoglobin are dependent upon both feeding dose and feeding time. After 40 days feeding with 20 mg CeCl(3)/kg body weight/day, the curve changed to a double sigmoid shape and the oxygen affinity in low oxygen pressure increases. It regained the sigmoid form after 80 days feeding, but the degree of oxygen saturation in higher oxygen pressure became higher than that in the control. These results indicate that CeCl(3) can increase the oxygen affinity of hemoglobin of rat erythrocytes. This effect is further demonstrated by the analysis of Mössbauer spectra of erythrocytes. Increase of hemoglobin content in erythrocytes was found in rats fed with CeCl(3). It might be the offset response to the poor oxygen-releasing capability of the hemoglobin. CD and FT-IR deconvoluted spectra indicate that secondary structures of hemoglobin have remarkable changes, characterized by a gradual decrease of alpha-helix content, in a dose- and feeding time-dependent fashion. Meanwhile, the 31P NMR spectra demonstrate that the level of 2,3-diphosphoglyceric acid (2,3-DPG) in erythrocytes, an allosteric regulator of oxygen release from hemoglobin, decreases due to its hydrolysis. In addition, the Mössbauer and ESR spectra show clearly that a fraction of the heme-iron changes from Fe (II) to Fe (III) in CeCl(3) fed rats. The results indicate that the oral administration of CeCl(3) leads to a microenvironment changes of heme in intracellular hemoglobin. Oxygen affinity changes might be attributed to a series of events triggered by the binding of Ce (III) to hemoglobin and 2,3-DPG, including conformational changes of hemoglobin and 2,3-DPG hydrolysis, respectively and also the partial transformation from heme-Fe (II) to heme-Fe (III).
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- Y Cheng
- National Research Laboratories of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China
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