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Wu CR, Huang YD, Hong YH, Liu YH, Narwane M, Chang YH, Dinh TK, Hsieh HT, Hseuh YJ, Wu PC, Pao CW, Chan TS, Hsu IJ, Chen Y, Chen HC, Chin TY, Lu TT. Endogenous Conjugation of Biomimetic Dinitrosyl Iron Complex with Protein Vehicles for Oral Delivery of Nitric Oxide to Brain and Activation of Hippocampal Neurogenesis. JACS AU 2021; 1:998-1013. [PMID: 34467346 PMCID: PMC8395708 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO), a pro-neurogenic and antineuroinflammatory gasotransmitter, features the potential to develop a translational medicine against neuropathological conditions. Despite the extensive efforts made on the controlled delivery of therapeutic NO, however, an orally active NO prodrug for a treatment of chronic neuropathy was not reported yet. Inspired by the natural dinitrosyl iron unit (DNIU) [Fe(NO)2], in this study, a reversible and dynamic interaction between the biomimetic [(NO)2Fe(μ-SCH2CH2OH)2Fe(NO)2] (DNIC-1) and serum albumin (or gastrointestinal mucin) was explored to discover endogenous proteins as a vehicle for an oral delivery of NO to the brain after an oral administration of DNIC-1. On the basis of the in vitro and in vivo study, a rapid binding of DNIC-1 toward gastrointestinal mucin yielding the mucin-bound dinitrosyl iron complex (DNIC) discovers the mucoadhesive nature of DNIC-1. A reversible interconversion between mucin-bound DNIC and DNIC-1 facilitates the mucus-penetrating migration of DNIC-1 shielded in the gastrointestinal tract of the stomach and small intestine. Moreover, the NO-release reactivity of DNIC-1 induces the transient opening of the cellular tight junction and enhances its paracellular permeability across the intestinal epithelial barrier. During circulation in the bloodstream, a stoichiometric binding of DNIC-1 to the serum albumin, as another endogenous protein vehicle, stabilizes the DNIU [Fe(NO)2] for a subsequent transfer into the brain. With aging mice under a Western diet as a disease model for metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment, an oral administration of DNIC-1 in a daily manner for 16 weeks activates the hippocampal neurogenesis and ameliorates the impaired cognitive ability. Taken together, these findings disclose the synergy between biomimetic DNIC-1 and endogenous protein vehicles for an oral delivery of therapeutic NO to the brain against chronic neuropathy.
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- Cheng-Ru Wu
- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department
of Ophthalmology and Center for Tissue Engineering, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department
of Ophthalmology and Center for Tissue Engineering, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng
Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- National
Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- National
Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department
of Molecular Science and Engineering, Research and Development Center
of Smart Textile Technology, National Taipei
University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department
of Ophthalmology and Center for Tissue Engineering, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department
of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang
Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department
of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian
University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing
Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Zaieni SH, Derakhshan Z, Sariri R. Alternations of salivary antioxidant enzymes in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus 2015; 24:1400-5. [PMID: 26113360 DOI: 10.1177/0961203315593170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with chronic systemic inflammation. Oxidative stress may play a role in the pathogenesis of SLE. An increase in free radicals or an impaired antioxidant defense system in SLE causes oxidative stress. Therefore, oxidative damage plays an important role in the pathogenesis of SLE. Variations in antioxidant activity have been previously studied in serum of patients with this disease. However, salivary factors have not been evaluated. Considering that saliva, the noninvasive biological fluid, could be a reflection of the state of health, the purpose of this study was evaluation of peroxidase (POD), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity in the saliva of patients with SLE. During the course of the practical part of the project, 30 patients with SLE and 30 healthy controls were selected to donate their saliva samples. After centrifugation of un-stimulated saliva, biological activity of POD, CAT and SOD were evaluated on their appropriate substrates using spectrophotometric methods and the results were statistically analyzed. The results showed that activities of antioxidant enzymes SOD and CAT were significantly reduced in saliva of SLE patients as compared to controls. The results suggest that antioxidant status was impaired in the saliva of SLE patients, and antioxidant status of saliva could be one of the non-invasive markers for SLE.
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- S H Zaieni
- Department of Internal Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Biology, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Biology, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
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Systemic lupus erythematosus is a prototypic autoimmune disease characterized by autoantibody production and immune complex formation/deposition in target organs such as the kidney. Resultant local inflammation then leads to organ damage. Nephritis, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with lupus, occurs in approximately 50% of lupus patients. In the present review, we provide an overview of the current research and knowledge concerning mechanisms of renal injury in both lupus-prone mouse models and human lupus patients.
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Lewandowska H, Kalinowska M, Brzóska K, Wójciuk K, Wójciuk G, Kruszewski M. Nitrosyl iron complexes--synthesis, structure and biology. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:8273-89. [PMID: 21643591 DOI: 10.1039/c0dt01244k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Nitrosyl complexes of iron are formed in living species in the presence of nitric oxide. They are considered a form in which NO can be stored and stabilized within a living cell. Upon entering a topic in bioinorganic chemistry the researcher faces a wide spectrum of issues concerning synthetic methods, the structure and chemical properties of the complex on the one hand, and its biological implications on the other. The aim of this review is to present the newest knowledge on nitrosyl iron complexes, summarizing the issues that are important for understanding the nature of nitrosyl iron complexes, their possible interactions, behavior in vitro and in vivo, handling of the preparations etc. in response to the growing interest in these compounds. Herein we focus mostly on the dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) due to their prevailing occurrence in NO-treated biological samples. This article reviews recent knowledge on the structure, chemical properties and biological action of DNICs and some mononitrosyls of heme proteins. Synthetic methods are also briefly reviewed.
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- Hanna Lewandowska
- Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Centre for Radiobiology and Biological Dosimetry, 16 Dorodna Str., 03-195, Warsaw, Poland
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Bergamo P, Maurano F, Rossi M. Phase 2 enzyme induction by conjugated linoleic acid improves lupus-associated oxidative stress. Free Radic Biol Med 2007; 43:71-9. [PMID: 17561095 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2006] [Revised: 03/14/2007] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) exhibits anticancer and anti-inflammatory properties. Its ability to increase total GSH (GSH+GSSG) amount and gamma-glutamylcysteine ligase (gammaGCL) protein expression was recently associated with the inhibition of typical pathological signs in MRL/MpJ-Fas(lpr) mice (MRL/lpr). In the present study the ability of CLA to modulate oxidative stress and phase 2 enzyme activity in the same animal model was investigated. Disease severity was associated with age-dependent production of anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies (anti-dsDNA IgGs) and with enhanced extent of oxidative stress markers: reduced total GSH, increased protein 3-nitrotyrosines (3-NT), and protein-bound carbonyl (PC) amounts. To examine the effect of CLA on antioxidant status, CLA or olive oil (as control) was administered to pregnant MRL/lpr mice. Significantly higher total GSH and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC) levels were measured in serum of CLA-treated dams (and their pups), as compared with controls. Finally, the antioxidant and chemopreventive properties of CLA were investigated in old MRL/lpr mice. Sera of CLA-treated mice contained higher concentrations of total GSH which were negatively correlated with the levels of oxidative stress markers. Moreover, increased GSH, gammaGCL, glutathione S-transferase (GSTs), and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) activities were measured in liver and spleen of CLA-treated animals. In conclusion our data indicate that the activation of detoxifying enzymes may be one of the mechanisms whereby dietary CLA down-regulates oxidative stress in MRL/lpr mice.
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- Paolo Bergamo
- Istituto di Scienze dell' Alimentazione, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-ISA), via Roma 52, 83100, Avellino, Italy.
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Weinberg JB, Fermor B, Guilak F. Nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase interactions in cartilage and meniscus: relationships to joint physiology, arthritis, and tissue repair. Subcell Biochem 2007; 42:31-62. [PMID: 17612045 DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5688-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are painful and debilitating diseases with complex pathophysiology. There is growing evidence that pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor alpha) and mediators (e.g., prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and nitric oxide) play critical roles in the development and perpetuation of tissue inflammation and damage in joint tissues such as articular cartilage and meniscus. While earlier studies have generally focused on cells of the synovium (especially macrophages), there is increasing evidence that chondrocytes and meniscal cells actively contribute to inflammatory processes. In particular, it is now apparent that mechanical forces engendered by joint loading are transduced to biological signals at the cellular level and that these signals modulate gene expression and biochemical processes. Here we give an overview of the interplay of cytokines and mechanical stress in the production of cyclooxygenases and prostaglandins; lipoxygenases and leukotrienes; and nitric oxide synthases and nitric oxide in arthritis, with particular focus on the interactions of these pathways in articular cartilage and meniscus.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/enzymology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/physiopathology
- Cartilage, Articular/enzymology
- Cartilage, Articular/pathology
- Cartilage, Articular/physiopathology
- Chondrocytes/enzymology
- Chondrocytes/pathology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Humans
- Inflammation/enzymology
- Inflammation/pathology
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Macrophages/enzymology
- Macrophages/pathology
- Menisci, Tibial/enzymology
- Menisci, Tibial/pathology
- Menisci, Tibial/physiopathology
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/biosynthesis
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/enzymology
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/pathology
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/physiopathology
- Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases/biosynthesis
- Regeneration
- Signal Transduction
- Stress, Mechanical
- Synovial Membrane/enzymology
- Synovial Membrane/pathology
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- J Brice Weinberg
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, VA and Duke University Medical Centers, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA.
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Kozlov AV, Costantino G, Sobhian B, Szalay L, Umar F, Nohl H, Bahrami S, Redl H. Mechanisms of vasodilatation induced by nitrite instillation in intestinal lumen: possible role of hemoglobin. Antioxid Redox Signal 2005; 7:515-21. [PMID: 15706099 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2005.7.515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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It has been shown that nitrite can be reduced to nitric oxide (NO) in intestine and a number of other tissues and released into the blood to form nitrosylhemoglobin (NO-Hb), existing in an equilibrium with S-nitrosohemoglobin. The latter has been suggested to be an NO transporter to distant organs. The aim of this study was to define the pathway of nitrite reduction to form NO in intestinal wall and to estimate whether this pathway has an effect on peripheral circulation. We have shown that in rat intestine at pH 7.0 70% of nitrite is converted to NO in mitochondria. At pH 6.0, nonenzymatic nitrite reduction becomes as efficient as the mitochondrial pathway. To prove whether the NO formed from nitrite in intestine can induce vasodilatation, sodium nitrite was instilled into intestinal lumen and the concentration of NO formed and diffused into the blood was followed by measuring of NO-Hb complex formation. We found that the concentration of NO-Hb gradually increases with the increase of nitrite concentration in intestinal lumen. However, it was not always accompanied by a decrease in systemic blood pressure. Blood pressure dropped down only after NO-Hb reached a threshold concentration of approximately 10 microM. These data show that NO-Hb cannot provide enough NO for vasodilatation if the concentration of NO bound to Hb is < 10 microM. The exact mechanism underlying vasodilatation observed when the concentration of NO-bound Hb was > 10 microM is, however, not clear yet and requires further studies.
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- Andrey V Kozlov
- L. Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Donaueschingen strasse 13, A-1200 Vienna, Austria.
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Tsuchiya K, Kirima K, Yoshizumi M, Tamaki T. New methods to evaluate endothelial function: Evaluation of endothelial function by hemoglobin-nitric oxide complex using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. J Pharmacol Sci 2004; 93:417-22. [PMID: 14737011 DOI: 10.1254/jphs.93.417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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This minireview describes the practical use of assay systems to detect nitric oxide (NO) by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for evaluation of endothelial functions. The iron(II)-dithiocarbamate complexes, such as iron(II)-(N-methyl-D-glucamine dithiocarbamate), are commonly used in EPR detection of NO both in vivo and in vitro. However, due to their redox activity, these complexes have some drawbacks that limit their usefulness for the detection of NO. On the other hand, the measurement of hemoglobin-NO adduct (HbNO) in whole blood by the EPR method seems relevant for the assessment of systemic NO levels. However, ceruloplasmin and an unknown radical species overlapping the same magnetic field as that of HbNO, which makes it physically impossible to measure small amounts of HbNO. Thus, to reveal the EPR spectrum of HbNO, we developed the EPR signal subtraction method, which is based on the computer-assisted subtraction of the digitized EPR spectrum of HbNO-depleted blood from that of the sample blood using software. Using this technique, we succeeded in measuring the steady blood HbNO level as an index of NO by the EPR HbNO signal subtraction method. We also demonstrated that temocapril reduces abnormalities of NO dynamics in the L-NAME (N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine-methylester)-induced endothelial dysfunction of rats using the EPR HbNO signal subtraction method.
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- Koichiro Tsuchiya
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Kuramoto, Japan.
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Kirima K, Tsuchiya K, Sei H, Hasegawa T, Shikishima M, Motobayashi Y, Morita K, Yoshizumi M, Tamaki T. Evaluation of systemic blood NO dynamics by EPR spectroscopy: HbNO as an endogenous index of NO. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003; 285:H589-96. [PMID: 12663263 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01010.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The measurement of hemoglobin-nitric oxide (NO) adduct (HbNO) in whole blood by the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) method seems relevant for the assessment of systemic NO levels. However, ceruloplasmin and unknown radical species overlap the same magnetic field as that of HbNO. To reveal the EPR spectrum of HbNO, we then introduced the EPR signal subtraction method, which is based on the computer-assisted subtraction of the digitized EPR spectrum of HbNO-depleted blood from that of sample blood using the software. Rats were treated with N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 120 mg. kg-1. day-1) for 1 wk to obtain HbNO-depleted blood. When this method was applied to the analysis of untreated fresh whole blood, the five-coordinate state of HbNO was observed. HbNO concentration in pentobarbital-anesthetized rats was augmented (change in [HbNO] = 1.6-5.5 microM) by infusion of L-arginine (0.2-0.6 g/kg) but not D-arginine. Using this method, we attempted to evaluate the effects of temocapril on HbNO dynamics in an L-NAME-induced rat endothelial dysfunction model. The oral administration of L-NAME for 2 wk induced a serious hypertension, and the HbNO concentration was reduced (change in [HbNO] = 5.7 microM). Coadministration of temocapril dose dependently improved both changes in blood pressure and the systemic HbNO concentration. In this study, we succeeded in measuring the blood HbNO level as an index of NO by the EPR HbNO signal subtraction method. We also demonstrated that temocapril improves abnormalities of NO dynamics in L-NAME-induced endothelial dysfunction rats using the EPR HbNO signal subtraction method.
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- Kazuyoshi Kirima
- Department of Pharmacology, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine, 3-18-15 Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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Luchsinger BP, Rich EN, Gow AJ, Williams EM, Stamler JS, Singel DJ. Routes to S-nitroso-hemoglobin formation with heme redox and preferential reactivity in the beta subunits. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003; 100:461-6. [PMID: 12524454 PMCID: PMC141017 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0233287100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Previous studies of the interactions of NO with human hemoglobin have implied the predominance of reaction channels that alternatively eliminate NO by converting it to nitrate, or tightly complex it on the alpha subunit ferrous hemes. Both channels could effectively quench NO bioactivity. More recent work has raised the idea that NO groups can efficiently transfer from the hemes to cysteine thiols within the beta subunit (cysbeta-93) to form bioactive nitrosothiols. The regulation of NO function, through its chemical position in the hemoglobin, is supported by response to oxygen and to redox agents that modulate the molecular and electronic structure of the protein. In this article, we focus on reactions in which Fe(III) hemes could provide the oxidative requirements of this NO-group transfer chemistry. We report a detailed investigation of the reductive nitrosylation of human met-Hb, in which we demonstrate the production of S-nitroso (SNO)-Hb through a heme-Fe(III)NO intermediate. The production of SNO-Hb is strongly favored (over nitrite) when NO is gradually introduced in limited total quantities; in this situation, moreover, heme nitrosylation occurs primarily within the beta subunits of the hemoglobin tetramer. SNO-Hb can similarly be produced when Fe(II)NO hemes are subjected to mild oxidation. The reaction of deoxygenated hemoglobin with limited quantities of nitrite leads to the production of beta subunit Fe(II)NO hemes, with SNO-Hb produced on subsequent oxygenation. The common theme of these reactions is the effective coupling of heme-iron and NO redox chemistries. Collectively, they establish a connectivity between hemes and thiols in Hb, through which NO is readily dislodged from storage on the heme to form bioactive SNO-Hb.
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- Benjamin P Luchsinger
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Kozlov AV, Sobhian B, Duvigneau JC, Costantino G, Gemeiner M, Nohl H, Redl H, Bahrami S. Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors affect nitric oxide synthesis in normoxic but not in ischemic organs during intestinal ischemia and early reperfusion. THE JOURNAL OF LABORATORY AND CLINICAL MEDICINE 2002; 140:303-11. [PMID: 12434131 DOI: 10.1067/mlc.2002.128180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Inhibition of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) synthesis during early intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R(i)) enhances remote organ damage related to I/R(i). However, the effects of NO synthase (NOS) inhibitors on NO formation in various organs have not yet been specified. We therefore investigated the effects of N-G-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA), a nonspecific NOS inhibitor, and L-arginine, the NOS substrate, on NO formed in ischemic intestine versus normoxic remote organs (lung and liver). We used electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and a specific NO trap to assay NO in blood, intestine, lung, and liver of rats subjected to local I/R(i), with and without L-NMMA and L-arginine supplementation. We found that I/R(i) increased NO levels in the intestine and blood, but not in the remote organs lung and liver. Administration of L-NMMA before I/R(i) decreased I/R(i)-independent basal NO levels in normoxic lung and liver without influencing I/R(i)-induced increase in NO levels in intestinal tissue or in blood. L-arginine supplementation increased circulating levels of NO, with sensitivity to L-NMMA, without affecting NO levels in normoxic or ischemic tissue. Our data suggest that NOS activity controls the NO generated in normally perfused remote organs during early I/R(i). Hence NOS inhibitors, when administered during I/R(i), decrease physiological NO levels in normoxic remote organs without affecting increased NO levels originating from ischemic intestine. This may explain the harmful effect of nonspecific NOS inhibitors during early I/R(i). In addition, the generation of NO in remote organs is not limited by tissue L-arginine concentrations and, therefore, not influenced by exogenous L-arginine. The protective effect of L-arginine supplementation during I/R(i) is probably related to increasing intravascular NO formation.
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- Andrey V Kozlov
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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McMahon TJ, Moon RE, Luschinger BP, Carraway MS, Stone AE, Stolp BW, Gow AJ, Pawloski JR, Watke P, Singel DJ, Piantadosi CA, Stamler JS. Nitric oxide in the human respiratory cycle. Nat Med 2002; 8:711-7. [PMID: 12042776 DOI: 10.1038/nm718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 343] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Interactions of nitric oxide (NO) with hemoglobin (Hb) could regulate the uptake and delivery of oxygen (O(2)) by subserving the classical physiological responses of hypoxic vasodilation and hyperoxic vasconstriction in the human respiratory cycle. Here we show that in in vitro and ex vivo systems as well as healthy adults alternately exposed to hypoxia or hyperoxia (to dilate or constrict pulmonary and systemic arteries in vivo), binding of NO to hemes (FeNO) and thiols (SNO) of Hb varies as a function of HbO(2) saturation (FeO(2)). Moreover, we show that red blood cell (RBC)/SNO-mediated vasodilator activity is inversely proportional to FeO(2) over a wide range, whereas RBC-induced vasoconstriction correlates directly with FeO(2). Thus, native RBCs respond to changes in oxygen tension (pO2) with graded vasodilator and vasoconstrictor activity, which emulates the human physiological response subserving O(2) uptake and delivery. The ability to monitor and manipulate blood levels of NO, in conjunction with O(2) and carbon dioxide, may therefore prove useful in the diagnosis and treatment of many human conditions and in the development of new therapies. Our results also help elucidate the link between RBC dyscrasias and cardiovascular morbidity.
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- Timothy J McMahon
- Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin (PG) E2 produced by NO synthase type 2 (NOS2) and cyclooxygenase type 2 (COX2), respectively, are important mediators in inflammation. There is much information regarding their roles in models of inflammation in mice and in humans with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A variety of stimuli including cytokines, microbial components, immune complexes, and mechanical stress can induce both NOS2 and COX2 mRNA transcription and protein synthesis and enhance inflammation. This has been demonstrated in both mice and humans. NOS2-specific inhibitors reduce inflammation in mice, and COX2-specific inhibitors reduce inflammation in mice and in humans. There is significant cross-talk between PGE2/NO and COX2/NOS2. Treatments that inhibit both NOS2 and COX2 should provide the most potent antiinflammatory effects.
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- J B Weinberg
- Duke University and Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.
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Keng T, Privalle CT, Gilkeson GS, Weinberg JB. Peroxynitrite Formation and Decreased Catalase Activity in Autoimmune MRL-lpr/lpr Mice. Mol Med 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03402193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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McCafferty DM, Sihota E, Muscara M, Wallace JL, Sharkey KA, Kubes P. Spontaneously developing chronic colitis in IL-10/iNOS double-deficient mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2000; 279:G90-9. [PMID: 10898750 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2000.279.1.g90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Mice deficient in both inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and interleukin (IL)-10 (iNOS(-/-)/IL-10(-/-)) were created to examine the role of iNOS in spontaneously developing intestinal inflammation. IL-10(-/-)/iNOS(-/-) mice were compared with IL-10(-/-) (iNOS(+/+)) littermates over 6 mo. RT-PCR, Western blot analysis, and immunohistochemistry were performed to measure iNOS message and protein levels. Plasma nitrate/nitrite (NO(x)) levels were assessed by HPLC. Damage scores (macroscopic and microscopic) and granulocyte infiltration were assessed. At 3-4 wk, IL-10(-/-) and IL-10(-/-)/iNOS(-/-) mice had no signs of colonic inflammation or granulocyte infiltration. Plasma NO(x) levels were not different from controls. By 3-4 mo, IL-10(-/-) mice had increased damage scores and granulocyte infiltration concurrent with increased mRNA and protein synthesis (restricted to the epithelium) for iNOS in intestinal tissues but not other tissues. Plasma NO(x) levels increased fivefold. Interestingly, in the absence of iNOS induction or increased plasma NO(x), iNOS(-/-)/IL-10(-/-) mice had damage and granulocyte infiltration equivalent to those observed in IL-10(-/-) littermates. These data suggest that iNOS does not impact on the development or severity of spontaneous chronic inflammation in IL-10-deficient mice.
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- D M McCafferty
- Immunology, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Oates JC, Christensen EF, Reilly CM, Self SE, Gilkeson GS. Prospective measure of serum 3-nitrotyrosine levels in systemic lupus erythematosus: correlation with disease activity. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS 1999; 111:611-21. [PMID: 10591091 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1381.1999.99110.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypical autoimmune disease. Overproduction of nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated in its pathogenesis. Several retrospective studies have indicated a correlation between serum nitrate and nitrite (NOx) and disease activity. This measure of NO production can be falsely elevated by exogenous dietary and medication sources of NOx and variably reduced by serum thiols. These variables can make NOx a less reliable tool for studying the role of NO in SLE. Peroxynitrite, a by-product of NO and superoxide, nitrates tyrosine moieties. The resulting 3-nitrotyrosine (3NT) serves as a long-term indicator of NO-mediated protein modifications that is not affected by exogenous sources of NOx or serum thiols. We hypothesized that for these reasons serum 3NT levels would correlate with lupus disease activity more significantly than serum NOx. To address this hypothesis, we prospectively evaluated lupus disease activity, serum protein 3NT levels, and NOx levels in a cohort of lupus patients at 3-month intervals. Serum 3NT correlated with disease activity among African-Americans, while NOx correlated with disease activity among Caucasians. Subjects with active lupus nephritis had higher levels of serum 3NT than those without renal disease. Immunohistochemical analysis of renal biopsies from subjects with active proliferative lupus nephritis revealed renal expression of inducible NO synthase. The results of this study suggest that overproduction of NO may play a pathogenic role in SLE and lupus nephritis. Serum 3NT may be a useful, new tool for studying the contributions of NO to the pathogenesis of SLE.
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- J C Oates
- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
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