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Erythropoietin in Glaucoma: From Mechanism to Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24032985. [PMID: 36769310 PMCID: PMC9917746 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24032985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Glaucoma can cause irreversible vision loss and is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. The disease mechanism is complex and various factors have been implicated in its pathogenesis, including ischemia, excessive oxidative stress, neurotropic factor deprivation, and neuron excitotoxicity. Erythropoietin (EPO) is a hormone that induces erythropoiesis in response to hypoxia. However, studies have shown that EPO also has neuroprotective effects and may be useful for rescuing apoptotic retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma. This article explores the relationship between EPO and glaucoma and summarizes preclinical experiments that have used EPO to treat glaucoma, with an aim to provide a different perspective from the current view that glaucoma is incurable.
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Chen Z, Yang Y, Han Y, Wang X. Neuroprotective Effects and Mechanisms of Senegenin, an Effective Compound Originated From the Roots of Polygala Tenuifolia. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:937333. [PMID: 35924058 PMCID: PMC9341472 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.937333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Senegenin is the main bioactive ingredient isolated from the dried roots of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. In recent years, senegenin has been proved to possess a variety of pharmacological activities, such as anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-apoptosis, enhancement of cognitive function. Besides, it has a good development prospect for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, depression, osteoporosis, cognitive dysfunction, ischemia-reperfusion injury and other diseases. However, there is no systematic literature that fully demonstrates the pharmacological effects of senegenin. In order to meet the needs of new drug research and precise medication, this review summarized the neuroprotective effects, mechanisms and gastrointestinal toxicity of senegenin based on the literatures published from the past 2 decades. In addition, an in-depth analysis of the existing problems in the current research as well as the future research directions have been conducted in order to provide a basis for the clinical application of this important plant extract.
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Zhou DB, Castanos MV, Geyman L, Rich CA, Tantraworasin A, Ritch R, Rosen RB. Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Primary Open-angle Glaucoma Characterized by Flavoprotein Fluorescence at the Optic Nerve Head. Ophthalmol Glaucoma 2021; 5:413-420. [PMID: 34968754 DOI: 10.1016/j.ogla.2021.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the presence of flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF) at the optic nerve head (ONH) rim as a marker of mitochondrial dysfunction in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and control eyes. DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study, with patients recruited from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. SUBJECTS, PARTICIPANTS, AND/OR CONTROLS A total of 86 eyes (50 eyes of 30 POAG patents and 36 eyes of 20 controls) were enrolled. The presence of POAG was defined by circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness below the bottom fifth percentile of the normative database, glaucomatous ONH changes, and visual field defects on 24-2 tests. METHODS, INTERVENTION, OR TESTING POAG and control eyes were imaged using the OcuMet Beacon. A 23°x23° infrared scan was obtained, and an FPF scan was performed within a capture field spanning 13 degrees in diameter. The ONH margins on the infrared image were identified by software algorithms. FPF then was measured within an elliptical annulus around the ONH rim, with the inner and outer boundaries corresponding to 0.5 to 1.1 times the ONH rim size. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES FPF at the OHN rim in POAG and control eyes. RESULTS Differences in FPF between POAG and control eyes were characterized through mixed-effects logistic regression, adjusted for age and interocular pressure. FPF was significantly higher in POAG versus control eyes, with a mean±SD of 46.4±27.9 versus 28.0±11.7 (P<0.001), respectively. Evaluation of anatomical quadrants revealed greater FPF in POAG versus control eyes at the temporal (P=0.001), superior (P<0.001), nasal (P=0.002), and inferior (P=0.001) quadrants. Among POAG eyes, FPF showed correlation to visual field mean deviation (P<0.001), visual field pattern standard deviation (P=0.003), and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber thickness (P=0.001) on linear mixed-effects models. CONCLUSIONS Higher FPF in POAG versus control eyes suggests the presence of mitochondrial dysfunction at the ONH rim in eyes with glaucomatous damage. The degree of FPF corresponds to disease severity, as measured by visual field and nerve fiber layer thickness metrics. FPF may thus represent a metabolic indicator of disease status that reveals the extent of injury in glaucoma.
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- Davis B Zhou
- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai; Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai; Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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- Einhorn Clinical Research Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York; Department of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, Chicago, Illinois
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistic Center, and Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Einhorn Clinical Research Center, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai; Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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Xu J, Zhao L, Liu X, Sun H, Liu X, Guo Z, Wang Y, Sun W. Aqueous humor proteomic analysis of acute angle-closure glaucoma with visual field loss. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2021; 9:1611. [PMID: 34926655 PMCID: PMC8640911 DOI: 10.21037/atm-21-457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Acute angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) is an ophthalmic emergency that occurs over the course of hours or days and may cause irreversible blindness if not treated immediately. In most cases, optic nerve damage is the cause of visual field (VF) loss in AACG. There has been no reliable biomarker found to evaluate optic nerve damage to date. Aqueous humor (AH) proteome analysis might reveal the proteomic alterations in AACG and provide helpful clues in the search for an AH biomarker of optic nerve damage and VF loss. Methods In this study, we used the AH proteome to explore the functions of differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) during disease progression. The AH proteins from the early-stage group and late-stage group were extracted and analyzed by the data-independent acquisition (DIA) method. The DEPs functions were annotated, and parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) was used to validate the key DEPs. Results A total of 87 DEPs were found. Gene Ontology analysis showed that most DEPs were enriched in immunology, hemodynamics, and apoptosis. Ingenuity pathway analysis found that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in macrophages, and the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-mediated oxidative stress response were active pathways in the late stage of AACG. The mechanism of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death was hypothesized on the basis of DEP functional analysis. A total of 20 DEPs were validated by using PRM, and prostaglandin-H2 D-isomerase was found to have the potential to evaluate optic nerve damage. Conclusions This study showed that AH proteomic analysis could reveal the proteomic alterations in the pathogenesis of VF loss in AACG and help to provide objective protein biomarkers to evaluate VF loss. These findings will benefit the application of the AH proteome to clinical research.
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- Jiyu Xu
- Core Facility of Instrument, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Core Facility of Instrument, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,Shanghai AB Sciex Analytical Instrument Trading Co., Ltd Beijing Branch Company, Beijing, China
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- Core Facility of Instrument, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Core Facility of Instrument, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Core Facility of Instrument, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Core Facility of Instrument, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Analysing the mechanism of mitochondrial oxidation-induced cell death using a multifunctional iridium(III) photosensitiser. Nat Commun 2021; 12:26. [PMID: 33397915 PMCID: PMC7782791 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20210-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial oxidation-induced cell death, a physiological process triggered by various cancer therapeutics to induce oxidative stress on tumours, has been challenging to investigate owing to the difficulties in generating mitochondria-specific oxidative stress and monitoring mitochondrial responses simultaneously. Accordingly, to the best of our knowledge, the relationship between mitochondrial protein oxidation via oxidative stress and the subsequent cell death-related biological phenomena has not been defined. Here, we developed a multifunctional iridium(III) photosensitiser, Ir-OA, capable of inducing substantial mitochondrial oxidative stress and monitoring the corresponding change in viscosity, polarity, and morphology. Photoactivation of Ir-OA triggers chemical modifications in mitochondrial protein-crosslinking and oxidation (i.e., oxidative phosphorylation complexes and channel and translocase proteins), leading to microenvironment changes, such as increased microviscosity and depolarisation. These changes are strongly related to cell death by inducing mitochondrial swelling with excessive fission and fusion. We suggest a potential mechanism from mitochondrial oxidative stress to cell death based on proteomic analyses and phenomenological observations.
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Chen A, An Y, Huang W, Xuan T, Zhang Q, Ye M, Luo S, Xuan X, He H, Zheng J, Wu J. Highly Water-Preserving Zwitterionic Betaine-Incorporated Collagen Sponges With Anti-oxidation and Anti-inflammation for Wound Regeneration. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:491. [PMID: 32766236 PMCID: PMC7381158 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A core problem in wound healing – with both fundamental and technological significance – concerns the rational design of bioactive and moist microenvironments. Here, we design a new class of zwitterionic betaine-incorporated collagen sponges (BET@COL) with integrated anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory properties for promoting wound healing in a full-thickness wound model. The presence of zwitterionic betaine in a 3D network structure of collagen enables tightly bound and locked water molecules inside sponges via ionic solvation and confinement effect, while the integration of this amino acid also empowers the sponge with anti-oxidation and anti-inflammatory functions. In vitro results demonstrated that BET@COL collagen sponges strongly preserved water content up to 33.78 ± 0.78% at the 80th min at 37°C (only 0.44 ± 0.18% in control), and also exhibited high cell biocompatibility. Further, BET@COL collagen sponges with different betaine contents were applied to a full-thickness cutaneous wound model in mice, followed by a systematical evaluation and comparison of the effect of preserved water on wound healing efficiency in vivo. The optimal BET@COL collagen sponges were able to maintain high water content (e.g., moist microenvironment), suppress oxidative stress, improve anti-inflammation, all of which impose synergetic healing effects to promote wound closure, granulation formation, re-epithelization, collagen deposition and angiogenesis. This work demonstrates a new material as a promising candidate for wound dressing.
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- Anqi Chen
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China.,Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, United States.,Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, United States
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Accelerated cerebral vascular injury in diabetes is associated with vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction. GeroScience 2020; 42:547-561. [PMID: 32166556 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-020-00179-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Individuals with diabetes are more susceptible to cerebral vascular aging. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well elucidated. The present study examined whether the myogenic response of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is impaired in diabetic rats due to high glucose (HG)-induced cerebral vascular smooth muscle cell (CVSMC) dysfunction, and whether this is associated with ATP depletion and changes in mitochondrial dynamics and membrane potential. The diameters of the MCA of diabetic rats increased to 135.3 ± 11.3% when perfusion pressure was increased from 40 to 180 mmHg, while it fell to 85.1 ± 3.1% in non-diabetic controls. The production of ROS and mitochondrial-derived superoxide were enhanced in cerebral arteries of diabetic rats. Levels of mitochondrial superoxide were significantly elevated in HG-treated primary CVSMCs, which was associated with decreased ATP production, mitochondrial respiration, and membrane potential. The expression of OPA1 was reduced, and MFF was elevated in HG-treated CVSMCs in association with fragmented mitochondria. Moreover, HG-treated CVSMCs displayed lower contractile and proliferation capabilities. These results demonstrate that imbalanced mitochondrial dynamics (increased fission and decreased fusion) and membrane depolarization contribute to ATP depletion in HG-treated CVSMCs, which promotes CVSMC dysfunction and may play an essential role in exacerbating the impaired myogenic response in the cerebral circulation in diabetes and accelerating vascular aging.
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Noninvasive Detection of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Ocular Hypertension and Primary Open-angle Glaucoma. J Glaucoma 2019; 27:592-599. [PMID: 29750714 DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess mitochondrial dysfunction in vivo in ocular hypertension (OHT) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) using retinal metabolic analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This was an observational, cross-sectional study performed from November 2015 to October 2016 at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. Thirty-eight eyes with varying stages of POAG, 16 eyes with OHT, and 32 control eyes were imaged on a custom fundus camera modified to measure full retinal thickness fluorescence at a wavelength optimized to detect flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF). Optical coherence tomography was used to measure the retinal ganglion cell-plus layer (RGC+) thickness. Macular FPF and the ratio of macular FPF to RGC+ thickness were the primary outcome variables and were compared among the three groups using an age-adjusted linear regression model. A mixed-effects model was used to assess correlations between FPF variables and clinical characteristics. RESULTS Both macular FPF and the macular FPF/RGC+ thickness ratio were significantly increased in OHT compared with control eyes (P<0.05 and <0.01, respectively). In POAG eyes, macular FPF was not significantly increased compared with controls (P=0.24). However, the macular FPF/RGC+ thickness ratio in POAG eyes was significantly increased compared with controls (P<0.001). FPF was significantly correlated to age in POAG eyes. CONCLUSIONS Despite lacking clinical evidence of glaucomatous deterioration, OHT eyes displayed significantly elevated macular FPF, suggesting that mitochondrial dysfunction may be detected before structural changes visible on current clinical imaging. Our preliminary results suggest that macular FPF analysis may prove to be a useful tool in assessing and evaluating OHT and POAG eyes.
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Kanamoto T, Sakaue H, Kitaoka Y, Asaoka R, Tobiume K, Kiuchi Y. D-Alanine Is Reduced by Ocular Hypertension in the Rat Retina. Curr Eye Res 2019; 45:490-495. [DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2019.1666995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Takashi Kanamoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Nashine S, Subramaniam SR, Chwa M, Nesburn A, Kuppermann BD, Federoff H, Kenney MC. PU-91 drug rescues human age-related macular degeneration RPE cells; implications for AMD therapeutics. Aging (Albany NY) 2019; 11:6691-6713. [PMID: 31477635 PMCID: PMC6756897 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Since mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in the pathogenesis of AMD, this study is based on the premise that repurposing of mitochondria-stabilizing FDA-approved drugs such as PU-91, might rescue AMD RPE cells from AMD mitochondria-induced damage. The PU-91 drug upregulates PGC-1α which is a critical regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis. Herein, we tested the therapeutic potential of PU-91 drug and examined the additive effects of treatment with PU-91 and esterase inhibitors i.e., EI-12 and EI-78, using the in vitro transmitochondrial AMD cell model. This model was created by fusing platelets obtained from AMD patients with Rho0 i.e., mitochondria-deficient, ARPE-19 cell lines. The resulting AMD RPE cell lines have identical nuclei but differ in their mitochondrial DNA content, which is derived from individual AMD patients. Briefly, we report significant improvement in cell survival, mitochondrial health, and antioxidant potential in PU-91-treated AMD RPE cells compared to their untreated counterparts. In conclusion, this study identifies PU 91 as a therapeutic candidate drug for AMD and repurposing of PU-91 will be a smoother transition from lab bench to clinic since the pharmacological profiles of PU-91 have been examined already.
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- Sonali Nashine
- Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.,Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Tao JX, Zhou WC, Zhu XG. Mitochondria as Potential Targets and Initiators of the Blue Light Hazard to the Retina. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2019; 2019:6435364. [PMID: 31531186 PMCID: PMC6721470 DOI: 10.1155/2019/6435364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Commercially available white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have an intense emission in the range of blue light, which has raised a range of public concerns about their potential risks as retinal hazards. Distinct from other visible light components, blue light is characterized by short wavelength, high energy, and strong penetration that can reach the retina with relatively little loss in damage potential. Mitochondria are abundant in retinal tissues, giving them relatively high access to blue light, and chromophores, which are enriched in the retina, have many mitochondria able to absorb blue light and induce photochemical effects. Therefore, excessive exposure of the retina to blue light tends to cause ROS accumulation and oxidative stress, which affect the structure and function of the retinal mitochondria and trigger mitochondria-involved death signaling pathways. In this review, we highlight the essential roles of mitochondria in blue light-induced photochemical damage and programmed cell death in the retina, indicate directions for future research and preventive targets in terms of the blue light hazard to the retina, and suggest applying LED devices in a rational way to prevent the blue light hazard.
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- Jin-Xin Tao
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
- Department of Clinical Medicine, The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
- Department of Clinical Medicine, The Second Clinical Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, China
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Effect of Ocular Hypertension on D- β-Aspartic Acid-Containing Proteins in the Retinas of Rats. J Ophthalmol 2019; 2019:2431481. [PMID: 31240134 PMCID: PMC6556240 DOI: 10.1155/2019/2431481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the effect of ocular hypertension-induced isomerization of aspartic acid in retinal proteins. Methods Adult Wistar rats with ocular hypertension were used as an experimental model. D-β-aspartic acid-containing proteins were isolated by SDS-PAGE and western blot with an anti-D-β-aspartic acid antibody and identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. The concentration of ATP was measured by ELISA. Results D-β-aspartic acid was expressed in a protein band at around 44.5 kDa at much higher quantities in the retinas of rats with ocular hypertension than in those of normotensive rats. The 44.5 kDa protein band was mainly composed of α-enolase, S-arrestin, and ATP synthase subunits α and β, in both the ocular hypertensive and normotensive retinas. Moreover, increasing intraocular pressure was correlated with increasing ATP concentrations in the retinas of rats. Conclusion Ocular hypertension affected the expression of proteins containing D-β-aspartic acid, including ATP synthase subunits, and up-regulation of ATP in the retinas of rats.
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Sharma A, Liaw K, Sharma R, Zhang Z, Kannan S, Kannan RM. Targeting Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in Activated Microglia using Dendrimer-Based Therapeutics. Theranostics 2018; 8:5529-5547. [PMID: 30555562 PMCID: PMC6276292 DOI: 10.7150/thno.29039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Mitochondrial oxidative stress is associated with many neurodegenerative diseases, such as traumatic brain injury (TBI). Targeted delivery of antioxidants to mitochondria has failed to translate into clinical success due to their nonspecific cellular localization, poor transport properties across multiple biological barriers, and associated side effects. These challenges, coupled with the complex function of the mitochondria, create the need for innovative delivery strategies. Methods: Neutral hydroxyl-terminated polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers have shown significant potential as nanocarriers in multiple brain injury models. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a clinically used antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent which has shown significant potency when delivered in a targeted manner. Here we present a mitochondrial targeting hydroxyl PAMAM dendrimer-drug construct (TPP-D-NAC) with triphenyl-phosphonium (TPP) for mitochondrial targeting and NAC for targeted delivery to mitochondria in injured glia. Co-localization and mitochondrial content of mitochondria-targeted and unmodified dendrimer were assessed in microglia and macrophages in vitro via immunohistochemistry and fluorescence quantification. Therapeutic improvements of TPP-D-NAC over dendrimer-NAC conjugate (D-NAC) and free NAC were evaluated in vitro in microglia under oxidative stress challenge. In vivo neuroinflammation targeting was confirmed in a rabbit model of TBI. Results: TPP-conjugated dendrimer co-localized significantly more with mitochondria than unmodified dendrimer without altering overall levels of cellular internalization. This targeting capability translated to significant improvements in the attenuation of oxidative stress by TPP-D-NAC compared to D-NAC and free NAC. Upon systemic administration in a rabbit TBI model, TPP-conjugated dendrimer co-localized specifically with mitochondria in activated microglia and macrophages in the white matter of the ipsilateral/injured hemisphere, confirming its BBB penetration and glial targeting capabilities. Conclusion: D-NAC has shown promising efficacy in many animal models of neurodegeneration, and this work provides evidence that modification for mitochondrial targeting can further enhance its therapeutic efficacy, particularly in diseases where oxidative stress-induced glial cell death plays a significant role in disease progression.
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- Anjali Sharma
- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21218, USA
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc., Baltimore MD, 21205, USA
- Kennedy Krieger Institute - Johns Hopkins University for Cerebral Palsy Research Excellence, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Center for Nanomedicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, 21218, USA
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc., Baltimore MD, 21205, USA
- Kennedy Krieger Institute - Johns Hopkins University for Cerebral Palsy Research Excellence, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Qiu LL, Wang C, Yao S, Li N, Hu Y, Yu Y, Xia R, Zhu J, Ji M, Zhang Z, Wang SL. Fenvalerate induces oxidative hepatic lesions through an overload of intracellular calcium triggered by the ERK/IKK/NF-κB pathway. FASEB J 2018; 33:2782-2795. [PMID: 30307764 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201801289r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Fenvalerate (FEN), a mainstream pyrethroid pesticide, was initially recommended as a low-toxicity agent for controlling agricultural and domestic pests. Despite the widespread use of FEN worldwide, little data are available on FEN-induced hepatic lesions and molecular mechanisms. In the present study, we first performed an occupational cross-sectional study on FEN factory workers and found that the levels of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and total antioxidant capacity increased, whereas malondialdehyde decreased in laborers in the working areas where the levels of airborne FEN were much higher compared with the office area. The results were then confirmed by animal experiments that abnormal hepatic histology, increased ALT level, and compromised hepatic oxidative capability were observed in rats exposed to a high concentration of FEN. Furthermore, the bioinformatics analysis of gene microarray in rat liver tissue showed that FEN significantly changed the expressions of genes related to the regulation of intracellular calcium ion homeostasis and the calcium signal pathway. Finally, the functional experiments in Buffalo rat liver (BRL) cells demonstrated that FEN first activated ERK MAPK, followed by IKK and NF-κB, which triggered the transcription of genes responsible for accelerating an overload of intracellular calcium ions, prompted reactive oxygen species generation in the mitochondria, and finally, induced hepatic cellular apoptosis. The calcium signaling pathway and in particular, an overload of intracellular calcium play a critical role in this pathophysiological process via the ERK/IKK/NF-κB pathway. Our study furthers the understanding of the mechanism of FEN-induced hepatic injuries and may have implications in the prevention and control of liver diseases induced by environmental pesticides.-Qiu, L.-L., Wang, C., Yao, S., Li, N., Hu, Y., Yu, Y., Xia, R., Zhu, J., Ji, M., Zhang, Z., Wang S.-L. Fenvalerate induces oxidative hepatic lesions through an overload of intracellular calcium triggered by the ERK/IKK/NF-κB pathway.
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- Liang-Lin Qiu
- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,School of Public Health, Nantong University, Nantong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Institute of Toxicology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Ding M, Shu P, Gao S, Wang F, Gao Y, Chen Y, Deng W, He G, Hu Z, Li T. Schisandrin B protects human keratinocyte-derived HaCaT cells from tert-butyl hydroperoxide-induced oxidative damage through activating the Nrf2 signaling pathway. Int J Mol Med 2018; 42:3571-3581. [PMID: 30272282 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Schisandrin B (Sch B), an active extract of Schisandra chinensis, has demonstrated antioxidant activity in a number of in vitro and in vivo models. In the present study, the capacity of Sch B to protect against oxidative injury in keratinocytes using the human keratinocyte‑derived HaCaT cell line was investigated. To induce oxidative injury, tert‑Butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) was employed. The results indicate that Sch B efficiently reduced tBHP‑induced cell death, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, protein oxidation, lipid peroxidation and DNA damage. Sch B also effectively attenuated the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and restored adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels in tBHP‑injured HaCaT cells. Furthermore, Sch B enhanced the expression of key antioxidant enzymes, including catalase, heme oxygenase‑1, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase, and further engaged the nuclear factor‑erythroid 2‑related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway by modulating its phosphorylation through activating multiple upstream kinases, including protein kinase B, adenosine monophosphate‑activated protein kinase and mitogen‑activated protein kinases (MAPKs). The present study suggests that Sch B provides a protective effect in keratinocytes in response to oxidative injury via reinforcing the endogenous antioxidant defense system. Therefore, it may be applied as an adjuvant therapy or in health foods to delay the skin aging process and the onset of skin diseases caused by oxidative stress.
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- Ming Ding
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong 250353, P.R. China
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- Infinitus (China) Company, Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510663, P.R. China
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- Institute of Life Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- LB Cosmeceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200233, P.R. China
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- Institute of Life Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Institute of Life Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Infinitus (China) Company, Ltd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 510663, P.R. China
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- LB Cosmeceutical Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200233, P.R. China
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- Institute of Life Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, Shandong 250353, P.R. China
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Yan G, Yu L, Jiang S, Zhu J. Melatonin antagonizes oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in retinal pigmented epithelium cells via melatonin receptor 1 (MT1). J Toxicol Sci 2018; 43:659-669. [PMID: 30404999 DOI: 10.2131/jts.43.659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Guigang Yan
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Physical Examination, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Laiyang Central Hospital, China
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- Depertment of Ophthalmology, Linyi People’s Hospital, China
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Oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species: a review of their role in ocular disease. Clin Sci (Lond) 2017; 131:2865-2883. [DOI: 10.1042/cs20171246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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For many years, oxidative stress arising from the ubiquitous production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various eye diseases. While emerging research has provided some evidence of the important physiological role of ROS in normal cell function, disease may arise where the concentration of ROS exceeds and overwhelms the body’s natural defence against them. Additionally, ROS may induce genomic aberrations which affect cellular homoeostasis and may result in disease. This literature review examines the current evidence for the role of oxidative stress in important ocular diseases with a view to identifying potential therapeutic targets for future study. The need is particularly pressing in developing treatments for conditions which remain notoriously difficult to treat, including glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
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de Oliveira MR, da Costa Ferreira G, Peres A, Bosco SMD. Carnosic Acid Suppresses the H 2O 2-Induced Mitochondria-Related Bioenergetics Disturbances and Redox Impairment in SH-SY5Y Cells: Role for Nrf2. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:968-979. [PMID: 28084591 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-0372-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The phenolic diterpene carnosic acid (CA, C20H28O4) exerts antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and anti-cancer effects in mammalian cells. CA activates the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), among other signaling pathways, and restores cell viability in several in vitro and in vivo experimental models. We have previously reported that CA affords mitochondrial protection against various chemical challenges. However, it was not clear yet whether CA would prevent chemically induced impairment of the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) function in mammalian cells. In the present work, we found that a pretreatment of human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells with CA at 1 μM for 12 h prevented the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced impairment of the TCA enzymes (aconitase, α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (α-KGDH), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)) and abolished the inhibition of the complexes I and V and restored the levels of ATP by a mechanism associated with Nrf2. CA also exhibited antioxidant abilities by enhancing the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and decreasing the content oxidative stress markers (cellular 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG), and mitochondrial malondialdehyde (MDA), protein carbonyl, and 3-nitrotyrosine). Silencing of Nrf2 by small interfering RNA (siRNA) abrogated the protective effects elicited by CA in mitochondria of SH-SY5Y cells. Therefore, CA prevented the H2O2-triggered mitochondrial impairment by an Nrf2-dependent mechanism. The specific role of Nrf2 in ameliorating the function of TCA enzymes function needs further research.
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- Marcos Roberto de Oliveira
- Departamento de Química/ICET, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa , 2367 , Cuiaba, MT, 78060-900, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
- Centro de Pesquisa da Pós-Graduação, Centro Universitário Metodista IPA, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Hassan I, Kumar AM, Park HR, Lash LH, Loch-Caruso R. Reactive Oxygen Stimulation of Interleukin-6 Release in the Human Trophoblast Cell Line HTR-8/SVneo by the Trichlorethylene Metabolite S-(1,2-Dichloro)-l-Cysteine. Biol Reprod 2016; 95:66. [PMID: 27488030 PMCID: PMC5394980 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.116.139261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a common environmental pollutant associated with adverse reproductive outcomes in humans. TCE intoxication occurs primarily through its biotransformation to bioactive metabolites, including S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-l-cysteine (DCVC). TCE induces oxidative stress and inflammation in the liver and kidney. Although the placenta is capable of xenobiotic metabolism and oxidative stress and inflammation in placenta have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, TCE toxicity in the placenta remains poorly understood. We determined the effects of DCVC by using the human extravillous trophoblast cell line HTR-8/SVneo. Exposure to 10 and 20 μM DCVC for 10 h increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) as measured by carboxydichlorofluorescein fluorescence. Moreover, 10 and 20 μM DCVC increased mRNA expression and release of interleukin-6 (IL-6) after 24-h exposure, and these responses were inhibited by the cysteine conjugate beta-lyase inhibitor aminooxyacetic acid and by treatments with antioxidants (alpha-tocopherol and deferoxamine), suggesting that DCVC-stimulated IL-6 release in HTR-8/SVneo cells is dependent on beta-lyase metabolic activation and increased generation of ROS. HTR-8/SVneo cells exhibited decreased mitochondrial membrane potential at 5, 10, and 20 μM DCVC at 5, 10, and 24 h, showing that DCVC induces mitochondrial dysfunction in HTR-8/Svneo cells. The present study demonstrates that DCVC stimulated ROS generation in the human placental cell line HTR-8/SVneo and provides new evidence of mechanistic linkage between DCVC-stimulated ROS and increase in proinflammatory cytokine IL-6. Because abnormal activation of cytokines can disrupt trophoblast functions necessary for placental development and successful pregnancy, follow-up investigations relating these findings to physiologic outcomes are warranted.
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- Iman Hassan
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Protective effects of certain pharmaceutical compounds against abrin induced cell death in Jurkat cell line. Int Immunopharmacol 2014; 21:412-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2014.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lopes RAM, Neves KB, Pestana CR, Queiroz AL, Zanotto CZ, Chignalia AZ, Valim YM, Silveira LR, Curti C, Tostes RC. Testosterone induces apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells via extrinsic apoptotic pathway with mitochondria-generated reactive oxygen species involvement. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2014; 306:H1485-94. [PMID: 24658017 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00809.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Testosterone exerts both beneficial and harmful effects on the cardiovascular system. Considering that testosterone induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and ROS activate cell death signaling pathways, we tested the hypothesis that testosterone induces apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) via mitochondria-dependent ROS generation. Potential mechanisms were addressed. Cultured VSMCs were stimulated with testosterone (10(-7) mol/l) or vehicle (2-12 h) in the presence of flutamide (10(-5) mol/l), CCCP (10(-6) mol/l), mimetic manganese(III) tetrakis(1-methyl-4-pyridyl)porphyrin (MnTMPyP; 3 × 10(-5) mol/l), Z-Ile-Glu(O-ME)-Thr-Asp(O-Me) fluoromethyl ketone (Z-IETD-FMK; 10(-5) mol/l), or vehicle. ROS were determined with lucigenin and dichlorodihydrofluorescein; apoptosis, with annexin V and calcein; O2 consumption, with a Clark-type electrode, and procaspases, caspases, cytochrome c, Bax, and Bcl-2 levels by immunoblotting. Testosterone induced ROS generation (relative light units/mg protein, 2 h; 162.6 ± 16 vs. 100) and procaspase-3 activation [arbitrary units, (AU), 6 h; 166.2 ± 19 vs. 100]. CCCP, MnTMPyP, and flutamide abolished these effects. Testosterone increased annexin-V fluorescence (AU, 197.6 ± 21.5 vs. 100) and decreased calcein fluorescence (AU, 34.4 ± 6.4 vs. 100), and O2 consumption (nmol O2/min, 18.6 ± 2.0 vs. 34.4 ± 3.9). Testosterone also reduced Bax-to-Bcl-2 ratio but not cytochrome-c release from mitochondria. Moreover, testosterone (6 h) induced cleavage of procaspase 8 (AU, 161.1 ± 13.5 vs. 100) and increased gene expression of Fas ligand (2(ΔΔCt), 3.6 ± 1.2 vs. 0.7 ± 0.5), and TNF-α (1.7 ± 0.4 vs. 0.3 ± 0.1). CCCP, MnTMPyP, and flutamide abolished these effects. These data indicate that testosterone induces apoptosis in VSMCs via the extrinsic apoptotic pathway with the involvement of androgen receptor activation and mitochondria-generated ROS.
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; and
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; and
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- Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; and
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- Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; School of Physical Education and Sports of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil; and
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- Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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Radi E, Formichi P, Di Maio G, Battisti C, Federico A. Altered apoptosis regulation in Kufor-Rakeb syndrome patients with mutations in the ATP13A2 gene. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 16:1916-23. [PMID: 22117566 PMCID: PMC3822702 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01488.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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ATP13A2 gene encodes for a protein of the group 5 P-type ATPase family. ATP13A2 mutations are responsible for Kufor-Rakeb syndrome (KRS), a rare autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism characterized by the subacute onset of extrapyramidal, pyramidal and cognitive dysfunction with secondary nonresponsiveness to levodopa. FBXO7 protein is an F-box-containing protein. Recessive FBXO7 mutations are responsible for PARK15, a rare juvenile parkinsonism characterized by progressive neurodegeneration with extrapyramidal and pyramidal system involvement. Our aim was to evaluate apoptosis in cells from two KRS siblings carrying a homozygous ATP13A2 mutation and a heterozygous FBXO7 mutation. We also analysed apoptosis in the patients' healthy parents. Peripheral blood lymphocytes from the KRS patients and parents were exposed to 2-deoxy-D-ribose; apoptosis was analysed by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy. Apoptosis was much higher in lymphocytes from the KRS patients and parents than in controls, both in standard conditions and after induction with a pro-apoptotic stimulus. The lack of correlation between increased apoptosis and the presence of the mutated FBXO7 gene rules out the involvement of FBXO7 in apoptosis regulation. The altered apoptotic pattern of subjects with mutated ATP13A2 suggests a correlation between apoptosis alteration and the mutated ATP13A2 protein. We hypothesize that ATP13A2 mutations may compromise protein function, disrupting cell cation balance and rendering cells prone to apoptosis. However, the deregulation of apoptosis in KRS patients displaying different disease severity suggested that the altered apoptotic pathway probably does not have a pathogenetic role in KRS by itself.
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- Elena Radi
- Department of Neurological, Neurosurgical and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Jo H, Lee HJ, Kim CY, Son JK, Jung SH. 8-Hydroxycalamenene isolated from the rhizomes of Reynoutria elliptica exerts neuroprotective effects both in vitro and in vivo. Food Chem Toxicol 2012; 51:231-41. [PMID: 23032515 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Revised: 09/19/2012] [Accepted: 09/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) death caused by oxidative stress is a common risk factor for glaucoma. In the present study, 8-hydroxycalamenene was isolated from the hexane fraction of Reynoutria elliptica. We showed that 8-hydroxycalamenene attenuated the cell death of transformed RGC-5 cells. This compound also produced a dose-dependent decrease in the expression of apoptotic proteins (cleaved PARP and caspase-3) induced by l-buthionine-(S,R)-sulfoximine (BSO) plus glutamate and stimulated glutathione and glutathione S-transferase activity. Moreover, the addition of 8-hydroxycalamenene to cell cultures restored the reduced mitochondrial membrane potential resulting from glutamate/BSO treatment. The presence of N-methyl-d-aspartate in the retina of rats affected the thickness of the inner plexiform layer (IPL) and increased the number of TUNEL-positive RGCs. However, 8-hydroxycalamenene protected against thinning of the IPL and reduced TUNEL-positive cells in the ganglion cell layer. Thus, 8-hydroxycalamenene isolated from R. elliptica exerts neuroprotective effects both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Hyoung Jo
- Functional Food Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Gangneung Institute, Gangneung 210-340, Republic of Korea
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Field MG, Yang D, Bian ZM, Petty HR, Elner VM. Retinal flavoprotein fluorescence correlates with mitochondrial stress, apoptosis, and chemokine expression. Exp Eye Res 2011; 93:548-55. [PMID: 21767533 PMCID: PMC3206137 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2011.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Revised: 06/16/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction occur before apoptosis in many retinal diseases. Under these conditions, a larger fraction of flavoproteins become oxidized and, when excited by blue-light, emit green flavoprotein fluorescence (FPF). In this study, we evaluated the utility of FPF as an early indicator of mitochondrial stress, pre-apoptotic cellular instability, and apoptosis of human retinal pigment epithelial (HRPE) cells subjected to hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) or monocytes (unstimulated or interferon-γ-stimulated) in vitro and of freshly-isolated pieces of human and rat neural retina subjected to H(2)O(2)ex vivo. Increased FPF of HRPE cells exposed to H(2)O(2) correlated with reduced mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) and increased apoptosis in a time- and dose-dependent manner. HRPE cells co-cultured with monocytes had increased FPF that correlated in a time-dependent manner with reduced ΔΨm, increased apoptosis, and early expression of pro-inflammatory chemokines, interleukin-8 (IL8) and monocyte chemotactic factor-1 (MCP1), which are known to be induced by oxidative stress. Increased FPF, reduced ΔΨm, and upregulation of IL8 and MCP1 occurred as early as 1-2 h after exposure to stressors, while apoptosis did not occur in HRPE cells until later time points. The antioxidant, N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), inhibited increased FPF and apoptosis of HRPE cells subjected to H(2)O(2). Increased FPF of human and rat neural retina also correlated with increased apoptosis. This study suggests that FPF is a useful measure of mitochondrial function in retinal cells and tissues and can detect early mitochondrial dysfunction that may precede apoptosis.
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- Matthew G. Field
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Barsukova AG, Bourdette D, Forte M. Mitochondrial calcium and its regulation in neurodegeneration induced by oxidative stress. Eur J Neurosci 2011; 34:437-47. [PMID: 21722208 PMCID: PMC3221651 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07760.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A proposed mechanism of neuronal death associated with a variety of neurodegenerative diseases is the response of neurons to oxidative stress and consequent cytosolic Ca(2+) overload. One hypothesis is that cytosolic Ca(2+) overload leads to mitochondrial Ca(2+) overload and prolonged opening of the permeability transition pore (PTP), resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction. Elimination of cyclophilin D (CyPD), a key regulator of the PTP, results in neuroprotection in a number of murine models of neurodegeneration in which oxidative stress and high cytosolic Ca(2+) have been implicated. However, the effects of oxidative stress on the interplay between cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca(2+) in adult neurons and the role of the CyPD-dependent PTP in these dynamic processes have not been examined. Here, using primary cultured cerebral cortical neurons from adult wild-type (WT) mice and mice missing cyclophilin D (CyPD-KO), we directly assess cytosolic and mitochondrial Ca(2+) , as well as ATP levels, during oxidative stress. Our data demonstrate that during acute oxidative stress mitochondria contribute to neuronal Ca(2+) overload by release of their Ca(2+) stores. This result contrasts with the prevailing view of mitochondria as a buffer of cytosolic Ca(2+) under stress conditions. In addition, we show that CyPD deficiency reverses the release of mitochondrial Ca(2+) , leading to lower of cytosolic Ca(2+) levels, attenuation of the decrease in cytosolic and mitochondrial ATP, and a significantly higher viability of adult CyPD-knockout neurons following exposure of neurons oxidative stress. The study offers a first insight into the mechanism underlying CyPD-dependent neuroprotection during oxidative stress.
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- Dept. of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University
- Neurology Service, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University
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Retinal hypoxia is the potentially blinding mechanism underlying a number of sight-threatening disorders including central retinal artery occlusion, ischemic central retinal vein thrombosis, complications of diabetic eye disease and some types of glaucoma. Hypoxia is implicated in loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) occurring in such conditions. RGC death occurs by apoptosis or necrosis. Hypoxia-ischemia induces the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α and its target genes such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Increased production of VEGF results in disruption of the blood retinal barrier leading to retinal edema. Enhanced expression of NOS results in increased production of nitric oxide which may be toxic to the cells resulting in their death. Excess glutamate release in hypoxic-ischemic conditions causes excitotoxic damage to the RGCs through activation of ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Activation of glutamate receptors is thought to initiate damage in the retina by a cascade of biochemical effects such as neuronal NOS activation and increase in intracellular Ca2+ which has been described as a major contributing factor to RGC loss. Excess production of proinflammatory cytokines also mediates cell damage. Besides the above, free-radicals generated in hypoxic-ischemic conditions result in RGC loss because of an imbalance between antioxidant- and oxidant-generating systems. Although many advances have been made in understanding the mediators and mechanisms of injury, strategies to improve the damage are lacking. Measures to prevent neuronal injury have to be developed.
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- Charanjit Kaur
- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Blk MD10, 4 Medical Drive,National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Tulsawani R, Kelly LS, Fatma N, Chhunchha B, Kubo E, Kumar A, Singh DP. Neuroprotective effect of peroxiredoxin 6 against hypoxia-induced retinal ganglion cell damage. BMC Neurosci 2010; 11:125. [PMID: 20923568 PMCID: PMC2964733 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-11-125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2010] [Accepted: 10/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The ability to respond to changes in the extra-intracellular environment is prerequisite for cell survival. Cellular responses to the environment include elevating defense systems, such as the antioxidant defense system. Hypoxia-evoked reactive oxygen species (ROS)-driven oxidative stress is an underlying mechanism of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death that leads to blinding disorders. The protein peroxiredoxin 6 (PRDX6) plays a pleiotropic role in negatively regulating death signaling in response to stressors, and thereby stabilizes cellular homeostasis. Results We have shown that RGCs exposed to hypoxia (1%) or hypoxia mimetic cobalt chloride display reduced expression of PRDX6 with higher ROS expression and activation of NF-κB. These cells undergo apoptosis, while cells with over-expression of PRDX6 demonstrate resistance against hypoxia-driven RGC death. The RGCs exposed to hypoxia either with 1% oxygen or cobalt chloride (0-400 μM), revealed ~30%-70% apoptotic cell death after 48 and 72 h of exposure. Western analysis and real-time PCR showed elevated expression of PRDX6 during hypoxia at 24 h, while PRDX6 protein and mRNA expression declined from 48 h onwards following hypoxia exposure. Concomitant with this, RGCs showed increased ROS expression and activation of NF-κB with IkB phosphorylation/degradation, as examined with H2DCF-DA and transactivation assays. These hypoxia-induced adverse reactions could be reversed by over-expression of PRDX6. Conclusion Because an abundance of PRDX6 in cells was able to attenuate hypoxia-induced RGC death, the protein could possibly be developed as a novel therapeutic agent acting to postpone RGC injury and delay the progression of glaucoma and other disorders caused by the increased-ROS-generated death signaling related to hypoxia.
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- Rajkumar Tulsawani
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68 198, USA
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Kanamori A, Catrinescu MM, Kanamori N, Mears KA, Beaubien R, Levin LA. Superoxide is an associated signal for apoptosis in axonal injury. Brain 2010; 133:2612-25. [PMID: 20495185 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Optic neuropathy is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, and a paradigm for central nervous system axonal disease. The primary event is damage to retinal ganglion cell axons, with subsequent death of the cell body by apoptosis. Trials of neuroprotection for these and other neuronal diseases have mostly failed, primarily because mechanisms of neuroprotection in animals do not necessarily translate to humans. We developed a methodology for imaging an intracellular transduction pathway that signals neuronal death in the living animal. Using longitudinal confocal scanning multilaser ophthalmoscopy, we identified the production of superoxide within retrograde-labelled rat retinal ganglion cells after optic nerve transection. Superoxide was visualized by real-time imaging of its reaction product with intravitreally administered hydroethidine and confirmed by differential spectroscopy of the specific product 2-hydroxyethidium. Retinal ganglion cell superoxide increased within 24 h after axotomy, peaking at 4 days, and was not observed in contralateral untransected eyes. The superoxide signal preceded phosphatidylserine externalization, indicating that superoxide generation was an early event and preceded apoptosis. Intravitreal pegylated superoxide dismutase blocked superoxide generation after axotomy and delayed retinal ganglion cell death. Together, these results are consistent with superoxide being an upstream signal for retinal ganglion cell apoptosis after optic nerve injury. Early detection of axonal injury with superoxide could serve as a predictive biomarker for patients with optic neuropathy.
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- Akiyasu Kanamori
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre and Department of Ophthalmology, University of Montreal, 5415 boul. de l'Assomption, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Kanamori A, Catrinescu MM, Mahammed A, Gross Z, Levin LA. Neuroprotection against superoxide anion radical by metallocorroles in cellular and murine models of optic neuropathy. J Neurochem 2010; 114:488-98. [PMID: 20456018 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06781.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Corroles are tetrapyrrolic macrocycles that have come under increased attention because of their unique capabilities for oxidation catalysis, reduction catalysis, and biomedical applications. Corrole-metal complexes (metallocorroles) can decompose certain reactive oxygen species (ROS), similar to metalloporphyrins. We investigated whether Fe-, Mn-, and Ga-corroles have neuroprotective effects on neurons and correlated this with superoxide scavenging activity in vitro and in vivo. Apoptosis was induced in retinal ganglion cell-5 neuronal precursor cells by serum deprivation. Cell death was measured with sodium 3'-[1-[(phenylamino)-carbonyl]-3,4-tetrazolium]-bis (4-methoxy-6-nitro) benzene-sulfonic acid hydrate and calcein-AM/propidium iodide assays. Fe- and Mn-corroles, but not the non-redox-active Ga-corrole used as control, reduced RGC-5 cell death after serum deprivation. Serum deprivation caused increased levels of intracellular superoxide, detected by an increase in the fluorescence intensity of 2-hydroxyethidium, and this was blocked by Fe- and Mn-corroles, but not Ga-corrole. In vivo real-time confocal imaging of retinas after optic nerve transection assessed the superoxide production within individual rat retinal ganglion cells. Fe- and Mn-corroles, but not Ga-corrole, scavenged neuronal superoxide in vivo. Given that the neuroprotective activity of metallocorroles correlated with superoxide scavenging activity, Fe- and Mn-corroles could be candidate drugs for delaying neuronal death after axonal injury in optic neuropathies, such as glaucoma.
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- Akiyasu Kanamori
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Fluorescence Imaging of Calcium Loading and Mitochondrial Depolarization in Cancer Cells Exposed to Heat Stress. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1260-2_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Apoptosis in CADASIL: An in vitro study of lymphocytes and fibroblasts from a cohort of Italian patients. J Cell Physiol 2009; 219:494-502. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Loh A, Hadziahmetovic M, Dunaief JL. Iron homeostasis and eye disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1790:637-49. [PMID: 19059309 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2008.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2008] [Revised: 11/07/2008] [Accepted: 11/07/2008] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Iron is necessary for life, but excess iron can be toxic to tissues. Iron is thought to damage tissues primarily by generating oxygen free radicals through the Fenton reaction. METHODS We present an overview of the evidence supporting iron's potential contribution to a broad range of eye disease using an anatomical approach. RESULTS Iron can be visualized in the cornea as iron lines in the normal aging cornea as well as in diseases like keratoconus and pterygium. In the lens, we present the evidence for the role of oxidative damage in cataractogenesis. Also, we review the evidence that iron may play a role in the pathogenesis of the retinal disease age-related macular degeneration. Although currently there is no direct link between excess iron and development of optic neuropathies, ferrous iron's ability to form highly reactive oxygen species may play a role in optic nerve pathology. Lastly, we discuss recent advances in prevention and therapeutics for eye disease with antioxidants and iron chelators. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Iron homeostasis is important for ocular health.
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- Allison Loh
- F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Battisti C, Formichi P, Radi E, Federico A. Oxidative-stress-induced apoptosis in PBLs of two patients with Parkinson disease secondary to alpha-synuclein mutation. J Neurol Sci 2008; 267:120-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2007.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2007] [Revised: 09/26/2007] [Accepted: 10/04/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Diwakar L, Kenchappa RS, Annepu J, Ravindranath V. Downregulation of glutaredoxin but not glutathione loss leads to mitochondrial dysfunction in female mice CNS: Implications in excitotoxicity. Neurochem Int 2007; 51:37-46. [PMID: 17512091 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2007] [Revised: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 03/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oxidative stress, excitotoxicity and mitochondrial dysfunction play synergistic roles in neurodegeneration. Maintenance of thiol homeostasis is important for normal mitochondrial function and dysregulation of protein thiol homeostasis by oxidative stress leads to mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration. We examined the critical roles played by the antioxidant, non-protein thiol, glutathione and related enzyme, glutaredoxin in maintaining mitochondrial function during excitotoxicity caused by beta-N-oxalyl amino-L-alanine (L-BOAA), the causative factor of neurolathyrism, a motor neuron disease involving the pyramidal system. L-BOAA causes loss of GSH and inhibition of mitochondrial complex I in lumbosacral cord of male mice through oxidation of thiol groups, while female mice are resistant. Reducing GSH levels in female mice CNS by pretreatment with diethyl maleate or L-propargyl glycine did not result in inhibition of complex I activity, unlike male mice. Further, treatment of female mice depleted of GSH with L-BOAA did not induce inhibition of complex I indicating that GSH levels were not critical for maintaining complex I activity in female mice unlike their male counterpart. Glutaredoxin, a thiol disulfide oxidoreductase helps maintain redox status of proteins and downregulation of glutaredoxin results in loss of mitochondrial complex I activity. Female mice express higher levels of glutaredoxin in certain CNS regions and downregulation of glutaredoxin using antisense oligonucleotides sensitizes them to L-BOAA toxicity seen as mitochondrial complex I loss. Ovariectomy downregulates glutaredoxin and renders female mice vulnerable to L-BOAA toxicity as evidenced by activation of AP1, loss of GSH and complex I activity indicating the important role of glutaredoxin in neuroprotection. Estrogen protects against mitochondrial dysfunction caused by excitotoxicity by maintaining cellular redox status through higher constitutive expression of glutaredoxin in the CNS. Therapeutic interventions designed to upregulate glutaredoxin may offer neuroprotection against excitotoxicity in motor neurons.
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- Latha Diwakar
- Division of Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, National Brain Research Centre, Nainwal Mode, Manesar 122050, India
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- Domalapalli Maneesh Kumar
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
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Laabich A, Manmoto CC, Kuksa V, Leung DW, Vissvesvaran GP, Karliga I, Kamat M, Scott IL, Fawzi A, Kubota R. Protective effects of myricetin and related flavonols against A2E and light mediated-cell death in bovine retinal primary cell culture. Exp Eye Res 2007; 85:154-65. [PMID: 17544396 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2007] [Revised: 04/05/2007] [Accepted: 04/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The present study was performed to investigate the effect of flavonols, namely myricetin and structurally related quercetin and kaempferol against A2E and blue light-induced photoreceptors death in primary retinal cell cultures. Primary retinal cell cultures were prepared from bovine retinas. Fourteen-day-old cultures were pretreated with different concentrations of myricetin, quercetin, kaempferol (1-40 microM) for 24 h, then treated with 30 microM of A2E or exposed to blue-actinic light for 20 h. Green nucleic acid stain assay was used to evaluate cell death. Photoreceptor and bipolar cells were immunolabeled with specific antibodies and were counted using automated microscope imaging and image-based cell counting software. Twenty hours exposure to blue light induced approximately 75% death of photoreceptors in bovine retinal cell cultures. Myricetin protected 100% of photoreceptors against blue-light-mediated damage with an EC(50) of 9+/-0.7 microM. Quercetin resulted in a maximum of 15% protection against light damage, and kaempferol was inactive. A2E induced photoreceptor and bipolar cell death in a concentration-dependent manner with EC(50) of 25 microM for photoreceptors and 31 microM for bipolar cells. Myricetin, quercetin and kaempferol protected against A2E-induced photoreceptors and bipolar cells death with EC(50) values of 2+/-0.3 microM, 2+/-0.3 microM, 5+/-0.09 microM and 0.8+/-0.07 microM, 0.44+/-0.06 microM, 1+/-0.4 microM, respectively. Caspase-3 inhibitor (Z-DEVD-fmk) protected 42% photoreceptors and 57% bipolar cells from A2E toxicity. In contrast, this inhibitor had no effect against light-induced photoreceptor damage. Despite the poor activity of quercetin and the inactivity of kaempferol against blue light, myricetin, quercetin and kaempferol exhibited approximately 100% protection against A2E toxicity. This suggests that light- and A2E-induced cell deaths are mediated through different pathways. These results suggest that myricetin functions as potent and effective neuroprotective agent for photoreceptor cells against A2E and light damage.
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- Aicha Laabich
- Acucela Inc, 21720 23rd Drive SE, Bothell, WA 98021, USA.
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Formichi P, Radi E, Battisti C, Pasqui A, Pompella G, Lazzerini PE, Laghi-Pasini F, Leonini A, Di Stefano A, Federico A. Psychosine-induced apoptosis and cytokine activation in immune peripheral cells of Krabbe patients. J Cell Physiol 2007; 212:737-43. [PMID: 17458901 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Globoid cell leukodystrophy or Krabbe disease (KD), is a hereditary disorder caused by galactosylceramidase deficiency. Progressive accumulation of psychosine is considered to be the critical pathogenetic mechanism of cell death in the Krabbe brain. Psychosine mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated. It seems to induce apoptosis in oligodendrocytes through a mitochondrial pathway and to up-regulate inflammatory cytokines production resulting in oligodendrocyte loss. Our aim was to evaluate the role of psychosine in apoptotic cell death and inflammatory response in a group of patients affected by KD using peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) as a cellular model. PBLs from KP and healthy controls were exposed to 20 microM psychosine and analysed by flow cytometry, agarose gel electrophoresis and fluorescence microscopy. Our results showed that psychosine induces apoptosis in PBLs through a mitochondrial pathway, but the apoptotic response was quite low especially KP. The role of psychosine in the up-regulation of cytokines (TNFalpha, IL8 and MCP1) has been evaluated by ELISA in PBMCs from KP and controls after stimulation with LPS and phytohemagglutinin. Both in basal condition and after LPS stimulation, cells from KP showed a significant increase in TNF-alpha production, reduced MCP1 levels and no modification in IL8. These results indicate that lymphomonocytes from KP had a basal proinflammatory pattern that was amplified by psychosine. In conclusion, the reduced apoptotic response and the atypical cytokine production observed in our experiments, suggest an involvement of inflammatory pattern in immune peripheral cells of KP.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Annexin A5/metabolism
- Apoptosis
- Benzimidazoles
- Carbocyanines
- Case-Control Studies
- Caspases/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemokine CCL2/metabolism
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Enzyme Activation
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Humans
- Inflammation/immunology
- Inflammation/metabolism
- Inflammation/pathology
- Interleukin-8/metabolism
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/drug effects
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/pathology
- Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell/immunology
- Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell/metabolism
- Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell/pathology
- Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology
- Male
- Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Mitochondria/pathology
- Phytohemagglutinins/pharmacology
- Psychosine/metabolism
- Time Factors
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism
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- Patrizia Formichi
- Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Schlieve CR, Tam A, Nilsson BL, Lieven CJ, Raines RT, Levin LA. Synthesis and characterization of a novel class of reducing agents that are highly neuroprotective for retinal ganglion cells. Exp Eye Res 2006; 83:1252-9. [PMID: 16934805 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2006.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2006] [Revised: 07/04/2006] [Accepted: 07/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) undergo apoptosis after axonal injury, in part regulated by an intracellular superoxide anion burst, for which the target(s) are unknown. Shifting the RGC redox state towards reduction and preventing sulfhydryl oxidation is neuroprotective in vitro and in vivo, implying that one or more sulfhydryls on one or more critical proteins may be involved. We synthesized novel borane-protected analogues of the reductant tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine (TCEP) with the intent of increasing cell permeability and improving chemical stability, and tested their ability to increase RGC survival in vitro. Retinal ganglion cells of postnatal day 2-4 Long-Evans rats were retrogradely labeled with 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI). At postnatal days 11-13 the animals were sacrificed, the retinas enzymatically dissociated and plated on poly-L-lysine-coated 96-well flat-bottomed tissue culture plates for 72 h in Neurobasal-A, B27 supplement lacking antioxidants, and TCEP, bis(3-propionic acid methyl ester)phenylphosphine borane complex (PB1), (3-propionic acid methyl ester)diphenylphosphine borane complex (PB2), or three commercially available phosphines. Viable DAPI-positive RGCs were identified by calcein-AM staining. At 72 h, PB1 was effective at rescuing acutely axotomized RGCs at concentrations from 1 nM to 100 microM. RGC survival with 1 nM PB1 was 174+/-12% of control (p=0.002). Another compound, PB2, rescued RGCs at 10 pM (177+/-24%; p=0.006) and 10 nM (251+/-34%; p=0.004) at 72 h. A PAMPA assay demonstrated that PB1 and PB2 were substantially more permeable than TCEP. These data demonstrate that modified reductants are effective RGC neuroprotectants at picomolar-nanomolar concentrations. We propose that these novel molecules may act by inhibiting the sulfhydryl oxidation effect of an intracellular superoxide burst.
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- Christopher R Schlieve
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 52792, USA
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Dressler C, Beuthan J, Mueller G, Zabarylo U, Minet O. Fluorescence Imaging of Heat-Stress Induced Mitochondrial Long-Term Depolarization in Breast Cancer Cells. J Fluoresc 2006; 16:689-95. [PMID: 17013677 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-006-0110-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Accepted: 07/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Various thermotherapies are based on the induction of lethal heat in target tissues. Spatial and temporal instabilities of elevated temperatures induced in therapy targets require optimized treatment protocols and reliable temperature control methods during thermotherapies. Heat-stress induced effects on mitochondrial transmembrane potentials were analyzed in breast cancer cells, species MX1, using the potential sensor JC-1 (Molecular Probes, Invitrogen, Germany). Potential dependant labeling of heat-stressed cells was imaged and evaluated by fluorescence microscopy and compared with control cells. JC-1 stains mitochondria in cells with high mitochondrial potentials by forming orange-red fluorescent J-aggregates while in cells with depolarized or damaged mitochondria the sensor dye exists as green fluorescent monomers. In MX1 cells orange-red and green fluorescence intensities were correlated with each other after various heat-stress treatments and states of mitochondrial membrane potentials were deduced from the image data. With increasing stress temperatures the intensity of red fluorescent J-aggregates decreased while the green fluorescence intensity of JC-1 monomers increased. This heat-stress response happened in a nonlinear manner with increasing temperatures resulting in a nonlinear increase of red/green fluorescence ratios. These data indicated that mitochondria in MX1 cells were increasingly depolarized in response to increasing ambient temperatures.
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- Cathrin Dressler
- Laser- und Medizin-Technologie GmbH, Fabeckstrasse 60-62, D-14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Conley L, Geurs TL, Levin LA. Transcriptional regulation of ceruloplasmin by an IL-6 response element pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 139:235-41. [PMID: 15979198 DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2005.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2004] [Revised: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 05/15/2005] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cp is an acute phase reactant protein that also acts as a ferroxidase, and thus indirectly decreases the production of the reactive oxygen species hydroxyl radical. Ceruloplasmin (Cp) expression is induced by a variety of central nervous system injuries, but the mechanism by which this occurs is unclear. Based on the fact that peripheral nerve injury induces interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression and that there are three IL-6 response elements in the upstream region of the Cp gene, we studied their role in transcriptional regulation of Cp in astrocytic C6 glioma cells, using transfection of a rat Cp-luciferase construct, followed by sequential and simultaneous mutation of the IL-6 response elements. We found that 0.8 kb of sequence upstream to the rat ceruloplasmin start site was sufficient to drive luciferase expression in C6 glioma cells. Cells transfected with Cp-luc and treated with 100 ng/ml rat IL-6 induced 216.8% +/- 4.6% of control activity. Mutagenesis of the IL-6 response elements decreased luciferase activity, with the maximal decline (9.7 +/- 0.7% of wild-type) after mutation of the second site. Mutagenesis of multiple sites decreased activity beyond mutagenesis of single sites with mutation of all three sites decreasing activity to 5.3 +/- 0.4% of wild-type. Gel shift and supershift assays indicated that activation of Cp in these cells was not via STAT-3. These results are consistent with a signaling process via IL-6 response elements for Cp upregulation.
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- Laurie Conley
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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Formichi P, Radi E, Battisti C, Tarquini E, Leonini A, Di Stefano A, Federico A. Human fibroblasts undergo oxidative stress-induced apoptosis without internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. J Cell Physiol 2006; 208:289-97. [PMID: 16646085 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In order to evaluate the reliability of fibroblasts as a cell model for studying apoptosis, we tested the response of normal human fibroblasts to the oxidative stress inducers H(2)O(2) and 2-deoxy-D-ribose (dRib). Our results showed that fibroblasts treated with dRib and H(2)O(2) are induced to undergo apoptosis as demonstrated by reduction in total cell number, chromatin condensation, phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure, activation of caspase-3 and 7, changes in mitochondrial membrane potential and increase in the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL)-positive nuclei. However we only found a slight increase in the percentage of cells in the sub-G1 region evaluated by flow cytometry, and we did not observe DNA fragmentation by agarose gel electrophoresis. Early in apoptosis, DNA cleavage generates high molecular weight (HMW) fragments which can be detected by TUNEL assay; successively followed by a pronounced DNA brake down into low molecular weight (LMW) fragments, detected as a "DNA ladder" by conventional agarose gel electrophoresis and as an hypodiploid peak by propidium iodide (PI) flow cytometry assay. Our results thus suggest that only HMW fragmentation occurs in fibroblasts exposed to dRib or H(2)O(2) and the lack of internucleosomal DNA fragmentation may depend on the peculiar characteristics of human fibroblasts themselves, irrespective of the apoptotic stimulus used. The existence of distinct events leading to cell death in different cell types makes it necessary to use a combination of strategies and techniques to evaluate the occurrence of apoptosis.
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- P Formichi
- Department of Neurological and Behavioural Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Franklin JL. Programmed neuronal death. Antioxid Redox Signal 2003; 5:583-7. [PMID: 14580314 DOI: 10.1089/152308603770310248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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