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Gonsalez SR, Gomes DS, de Souza AM, Ferrão FM, Vallotton Z, Gogulamudi VR, Lowe J, Casarini DE, Prieto MC, Lara LS. The Triad Na + Activated Na + Channel (Nax)-Salt Inducible KINASE (SIK) and (Na + + K +)-ATPase: Targeting the Villains to Treat Salt Resistant and Sensitive Hypertension. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24097887. [PMID: 37175599 PMCID: PMC10178781 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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The Na+-activated Na+ channel (Nax) and salt-inducible kinase (SIK) are stimulated by increases in local Na+ concentration, affecting (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activity. To test the hypothesis that the triad Nax/SIK/(Na+ + K+)-ATPase contributes to kidney injury and salt-sensitive hypertension (HTN), uninephrectomized male Wistar rats (200 g; n = 20) were randomly divided into 4 groups based on a salt diet (normal salt diet; NSD-0.5% NaCl-or high-salt diet; HSD-4% NaCl) and subcutaneous administration of saline (0.9% NaCl) or deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA, 8 mg/kg), as follows: Control (CTRL), CTRL-Salt, DOCA, and DOCA-Salt, respectively. After 28 days, the following were measured: kidney function, blood pressure, (Na+ + K+)-ATPase and SIK1 kidney activities, and Nax and SIK1 renal expression levels. SIK isoforms in kidneys of CTRL rats were present in the glomerulus and tubular epithelia; they were not altered by HSD and/or HTN. CTRL-Salt rats remained normotensive but presented slight kidney function decay. HSD rats displayed augmentation of the Nax/SIK/(Na+ + K+)-ATPase pathway. HTN, kidney injury, and kidney function decay were present in all DOCA rats; these were aggravated by HSD. DOCA rats presented unaltered (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activity, diminished total SIK activity, and augmented SIK1 and Nax content in the kidney cortex. DOCA-Salt rats expressed SIK1 activity and downregulation in (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activity in the kidney cortex despite augmented Nax content. The data of this study indicate that the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activity response to SIK is attenuated in rats under HSD, independent of HTN, as a mechanism contributing to kidney injury and salt-sensitive HTN.
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- Sabrina R Gonsalez
- Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Campus Macaé, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, Brazil
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- Núcleo Multidisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biologia (NUMPEX-BIO), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Campus Caxias, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Tulane Renal and Hypertension Center of Excellence, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Tulane Renal and Hypertension Center of Excellence, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Medicina, Disciplina de Nefrologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine and Tulane Renal and Hypertension Center of Excellence, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-971, Brazil
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Obadimu AA, Adebayo OL, Fagbohunka BS, Adenuga GA. Fish oil supplementation protects against protein undernutrition-induced testicular and ovarian biochemical alterations in rats. Reprod Toxicol 2023; 118:108367. [PMID: 36963525 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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Proteins are required for biological functions and their inadequacy might impair the growth and development of the reproductive system. The study investigated the effects of fish oil (FO) supplementation on low-protein diet-induced alterations in male and female reproductive organs. Male and female rats were assigned randomly to four groups respectively. The NPD rats had five rats per group and were given 16% casein diet while the LPD rats had eight rats per group and received 5% casein diet. After the 8th week, FO was administered for 3 weeks via oral gavage at a concentration of 400mg Kg-1 after which the rats were sacrificed and testes and ovaries were excised. LPD-fed rats showed lower body weights for both genders. In LPD-fed rats, NO was significantly increased while GSH, vitamins C and E levels, the activities of CAT (except in ovaries), and GST were significantly reduced in both tissues. The activities of SOD and GPx were only reduced in the testes including sperm count, motility, and increase deformed sperm cells. Testosterone and progesterone levels were also reduced and lipid homeostasis was disrupted in the plasma of LPD-fed rats. FO supplementation reduces the NO, CHOL, TG, LDL (in females), and VLDL but significantly improves HDL (in females), testosterone, and progesterone levels, sperm count, motility, and morphology. The antioxidant status of both tissues also increased significantly in LPD-fed rats. Conclusively, FO might be effective in improving testicular and ovarian functions and for the maintenance of plasma lipid homeostasis in LPD-fed rats.
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- Adedayo Adedeji Obadimu
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Redeemer's University, P.M.B. 230 Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
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Bauer KC, York EM, Cirstea MS, Radisavljevic N, Petersen C, Huus KE, Brown EM, Bozorgmehr T, Berdún R, Bernier LP, Lee AHY, Woodward SE, Krekhno Z, Han J, Hancock REW, Ayala V, MacVicar BA, Finlay BB. Gut microbes shape microglia and cognitive function during malnutrition. Glia 2022; 70:820-841. [PMID: 35019164 PMCID: PMC9305450 DOI: 10.1002/glia.24139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Fecal‐oral contamination promotes malnutrition pathology. Lasting consequences of early life malnutrition include cognitive impairment, but the underlying pathology and influence of gut microbes remain largely unknown. Here, we utilize an established murine model combining malnutrition and iterative exposure to fecal commensals (MAL‐BG). The MAL‐BG model was analyzed in comparison to malnourished (MAL mice) and healthy (CON mice) controls. Malnourished mice display poor spatial memory and learning plasticity, as well as altered microglia, non‐neuronal CNS cells that regulate neuroimmune responses and brain plasticity. Chronic fecal‐oral exposures shaped microglial morphology and transcriptional profile, promoting phagocytic features in MAL‐BG mice. Unexpectedly, these changes occurred independently from significant cytokine‐induced inflammation or blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption, key gut‐brain pathways. Metabolomic profiling of the MAL‐BG cortex revealed altered polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) profiles and systemic lipoxidative stress. In contrast, supplementation with an ω3 PUFA/antioxidant‐associated diet (PAO) mitigated cognitive deficits within the MAL‐BG model. These findings provide valued insight into the malnourished gut microbiota‐brain axis, highlighting PUFA metabolism as a potential therapeutic target.
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- Kylynda C Bauer
- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Microbiology and Immunology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Psychiatry Department, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Microbiology and Immunology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Microbiology and Immunology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Microbiology and Immunology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRB-Lleida), Lleida, Spain.,Department of Experimental Medicine, Universitat de Lleida (UdL), Lleida, Spain
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- Psychiatry Department, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Microbiology and Immunology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- The Metabolomics Innovation Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida (IRB-Lleida), Lleida, Spain.,Department of Experimental Medicine, Universitat de Lleida (UdL), Lleida, Spain
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- Psychiatry Department, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Microbiology and Immunology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Jannuzzi LB, Pereira-Acacio A, Ferreira BSN, Silva-Pereira D, Veloso-Santos JPM, Alves-Bezerra DS, Lopes JA, Costa-Sarmento G, Lara LS, Vieira LD, Abadie-Guedes R, Guedes RCA, Vieyra A, Muzi-Filho H. Undernutrition - thirty years of the Regional Basic Diet: the legacy of Naíde Teodósio in different fields of knowledge. Nutr Neurosci 2021; 25:1973-1994. [PMID: 33871318 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2021.1915631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Undernutrition is characterized by an imbalance of essential nutrients with an insufficient nutritional intake, a disorder in which the clinical manifestations in most cases are the result of the economic and social context in which the individual lives. In 1990, the study by the medical and humanitarian Naíde Teodósio (1915-2005) and coworkers, which formulated the Regional Basic Diet (RBD) model for inducing undernutrition, was published. This diet model took its origin from the observation of the dietary habits of families that inhabited impoverished areas from the Pernambuco State. RBD mimics an undernutrition framework that extends not only to the Brazilian population, but to populations in different regions worldwide. The studies based on RBD-induced deficiencies provide a better understanding of the impact of undernutrition on the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the most diverse prevalent diseases. Indexed papers that are analyzed in this review focus on the importance of using RBD in different areas of knowledge. These papers reflect a new paradigm in translational medicine: they show how the study of pathology using the RBD model in animals over the past 30 years has and still can help scientists today, shedding light on the mechanisms of prevalent diseases that affect impoverished populations.
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- Larissa B Jannuzzi
- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Graduate Program of Translational Biomedicine, University of Grande Rio, Duque de Caxias, Brazil.,National Center of Structural Biology and Bioimaging/CENABIO, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,National Center of Structural Biology and Bioimaging/CENABIO, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,National Center of Structural Biology and Bioimaging/CENABIO, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- National Center of Structural Biology and Bioimaging/CENABIO, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Graduate Program of Translational Biomedicine, University of Grande Rio, Duque de Caxias, Brazil.,National Center of Structural Biology and Bioimaging/CENABIO, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,National Institute of Science and Technology of Regenerative Medicine/REGENERA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,National Center of Structural Biology and Bioimaging/CENABIO, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Yang CH, Xu JH, Ren QC, Duan T, Mo F, Zhang W. Melatonin promotes secondary hair follicle development of early postnatal cashmere goat and improves cashmere quantity and quality by enhancing antioxidant capacity and suppressing apoptosis. J Pineal Res 2019; 67:e12569. [PMID: 30861591 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Development of secondary hair follicles in early postnatal cashmere goats may be adversely affected by reactive oxygen species which cause oxidative stress. Because melatonin is a potent antioxidant and scavenger of free radicals, this study explored the effects of melatonin on secondary hair follicle development and subsequent cashmere production. It was found that the initiation of new secondary follicles in early postnatal Inner Mongolian cashmere goats of both melatonin-treated and control goats occurred in the first 10 weeks of age. Melatonin promoted the initiation and maturation of secondary follicles and increased their population. Importantly, the beneficial effect of melatonin on secondary follicle population remained throughout life. As a result, melatonin increased cashmere production and improved its quality in terms of reduced fiber diameter. The mechanisms underlying the role of melatonin on secondary follicle development included the enhancement of activities of antioxidant enzymes, for example, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), elevated total antioxidant capacity, and upregulated anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 expression and downregulated expression of the pro-apoptotic proteins, Bax and caspase-3. These results reveal that melatonin serves to promote secondary hair follicle development in early postnatal cashmere goats and expands our understanding of melatonin application in cashmere production. Melatonin treatment led to an increase in both the quantity and quality of cashmere fiber. This increased the textile value of the fibers and provided economic benefit.
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- Chun-He Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Zhang L, Zhang J, Tong Q, Wang G, Dong H, Wang Z, Sun Q, Wu H. Reduction of miR-29a-3p induced cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury in mice via targeting Bax. Exp Ther Med 2019; 18:1729-1737. [PMID: 31410131 PMCID: PMC6676207 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.7722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The current study mainly aimed to evaluate the expression and the potential mechanism of miR-29a-3p in the hearts of mice after cardiac ischemia reperfusion (CIR) injury. Quantitative PCR was carried out to assess the relative levels of miR-29a-3p in the hearts of a CIR injury mouse model. To the best of our knowledge, the current study is the first to show that the level of miR-29a-3p was significantly decreased in the hearts of CIR injury mouse models compared with that of sham controls. Moreover, the authors found that decreased miR-29a-3p levels enhanced the production of reactive oxygen species in cardiomyocytes. Meanwhile, the inhibition of miR-29a-3p induced substantial cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Further study showed that the inhibition of miR-29a-3p decreased the activation of Akt and p38, suggesting a stress-induced self-regulatory mechanism after CIR injury in primary cardiomyocytes. A dual luciferase assay and western blot analysis showed that Bax was a target gene of miR-29a-3p. The authors also measured the level of miR-29a-3p in the plasma of 100 acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients and found that circulating miR-29a-3p was significantly decreased in AMI patients. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that miR-29a-3p could be used to screen AMI patients from healthy controls. Hence, the authors of the current study propose that reduced miR-29a-3p levels in primary cardiomyocytes contribute to CIR injury-related apoptosis mainly by targeting Bax.
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- Liang Zhang
- Heart Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, P.R. China
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- Heart Center, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101149, P.R. China
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Ahmed-Farid OAH, Nasr M, Ahmed RF, Bakeer RM. Beneficial effects of curcumin nano-emulsion on spermatogenesis and reproductive performance in male rats under protein deficient diet model: enhancement of sperm motility, conservancy of testicular tissue integrity, cell energy and seminal plasma amino acids content. J Biomed Sci 2017; 24:66. [PMID: 28865467 PMCID: PMC5581923 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-017-0373-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Malnutrition resulting from protein and calorie deficiency continues to be a major concern worldwide especially in developing countries. Specific deficiencies in the protein intake can adversely influence reproductive performance. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of curcumin and curcumin nano-emulsion on protein deficient diet (PDD)-induced testicular atrophy, troubled spermatogenesis and decreased reproductive performance in male rats. Methods Juvenile rats were fed the protein deficient diet (PDD) for 75 days. Starting from day 60 the rats were divided into 4 groups and given the corresponding treatments for the last 15 days orally and daily as follows: 1st group; curcumin group (C) received 50 mg/kg curcumin p.o. 2ndgroup; curcumin nano-form low dose group (NCL) received 2.5 mg/kg nano-curcumin. 3rd group; curcumin nano-form high dose group (NCH) received 5 mg/kg nano-curcumin. 4th group served as malnutrition group (PDD group) receiving the protein deficient diet daily for 75 days and received distilled water ingestions (5 ml/kg p.o) daily for the last 15 days of the experiment. A normal control group was kept under the same conditions for the whole experiment and received normal diet according to nutrition requirement center daily for 75 days and received distilled water ingestions (5 ml/kg p.o) daily for the last 15 days of the experiment. Results PDD induced significant (P < 0.05) reduction in serum testosterone level, sperm motility, testicular GSH, CAT, SOD, testicular cell energy (ATP, ADP and AMP), essential and non-essential amino acids in seminal plasma, an increase in testicular MDA, NOx, GSSG and 8-OHDG. Data was confirmed by histological examination and revealed pathological alteration in the PDD group. Ingestion of curcumin (50 mg/kg) and curcumin nano-emulsion (2.5 and 5 mg/kg) showed significant (P< 0.05) amelioration effects against PDD-induced disrupted reproductive performance as well as biochemical and pathological alterations and the overall results of the nano-emulsion (5 mg/kg) were comparable to curcumin (50 mg/kg). Conclusions The present study suggests that administration of curcumin nano-emulsion as a daily supplement would be beneficial in malnutrition- induced troubled male reproductive performance and spermatogenesis cases.
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- Omar A H Ahmed-Farid
- Department of Physiology, National Organization for Drug Control and Research, Giza, Egypt
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- Deparment of Pharmaceutics, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacology, Medical division, National Research Centre (ID: 60014618), Giza, Dokki, 12622, Egypt.
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- Department of Pathology, Medical division, National Research Centre (ID: 60014618), Giza, Dokki, 12622, Egypt
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Long-term effect of a chronic low-protein multideficient diet on the heart: Hypertension and heart failure in chronically malnourished young adult rats. Int J Cardiol 2017; 238:43-56. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Lin B, Wang F, Wang J, Xu C, Zhao H, Cheng Z, Feng D. The protective role of p72 in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyocytes injury in vitro. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:3376-80. [DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Zhou L, Chen L, Wang J, Deng Y. Astragalus polysaccharide improves cardiac function in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy through ROS-p38 signaling. Int J Clin Exp Med 2015; 8:21839-21848. [PMID: 26885153 PMCID: PMC4723999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used as an antitumor agent, but it is significantly challenged by clinical workers due to the severe and acute cardiotoxitity. Astragalus polysaccharide (APS) is characterized by an anti-inflammation and anti-oxidant features. In the current study, we explored the effects and specific mechanisms of APS on DOX-induced-cardiomyopathy in mouse primary myocardial cells. To explore the effect of DOX on ROS production, DHE staining and flow cytometry analysis were used in primary cardiomyocytes treated with 1 μM DOX for 24 h. MTT assay was applied to determine the effect of DOX on cell viability. The effects of DOX on rat cardiomyocytes apoptosis by Hoechst staining and annexin V-PI staining, while caspase3 activity was determined using an assay kit. Two-dimensional echocardiography of rats was performed to determine left ventricular fraction and relative wall thickness. Activation of p38 and Akt was analyzed using western blot. ROS production was significantly enhanced by DOX stimulation in primary cardiomyocytes. DOX reduced rat cardiomyocytes viability in a time- and dose-dependent manner. DOX induced apoptosis in rat cardiomyocytes via activation of caspase-3. Cardiac function was significantly impaired by enhanced p38 activation. APS treatment reduced DOX-induced rat cardiomyocytes apoptosis by decreasing ROS production. To conclude, APS reduced DOX-induced cell apoptosis and ROS production by reduced activation of p38 signaling pathway.
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- Liangliang Zhou
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Yancheng City, No. 1 People’s HospitalYancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Yancheng City, No. 1 People’s HospitalYancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jinling HospitalNanjing, 210002, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Yancheng City, No. 1 People’s HospitalYancheng, Jiangsu, China
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Muzi-Filho H, Souza AM, Bezerra CGP, Boldrini LC, Takiya CM, Oliveira FL, Nesi RT, Valença SS, Silva AMS, Zapata-Sudo G, Sudo RT, Einicker-Lamas M, Vieyra A, Lara LS, Cunha VMN. Rats undernourished in utero have altered Ca2+ signaling and reduced fertility in adulthood. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/10/e12587. [PMID: 26508737 PMCID: PMC4632956 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Epidemiological and animal studies have shown that placental undernutrition impairs reproduction in adult offspring, but the underlying molecular mechanisms within the male genital tract remain unknown. Due to its special physiological characteristics in transport and the modulation of the environment to which its luminal content is exposed, we hypothesized that the vas deferens would be a highly sensitive target. The goals were to investigate whether intrauterine malnutrition affects molecular mechanisms related to Ca(2+)- and oxidative stress-modulated processes and causes structural alterations in the adult rat vas deferens that could attenuate fecundity and fertility. Male adult rats malnourished in utero had increased vas deferens weight associated with thickening of the muscular coat, a decrease in the total and haploid germ cells, a marked increase in the immature cells, and a decline in the numbers of pregnant females and total offspring per male rat. The ex vivo response of vas deferens from malnourished rats demonstrated an accentuated decrease in the contractile response to phenylephrine. The vas deferens had a marked decrease in Ca(2+) transport due to the uncoupling of Ca(2+)-stimulated ATP hydrolysis and ATP-driven Ca(2+) flux, and the downregulation of both sarco-endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase 2 and the coupling factor 12-kDa FK506-binding protein. An increase in protein carbonylation (a marker of oxidative damage) and an imbalance between protein kinases C and A were observed as a legacy of undernutrition in early life. These results provide the structural and molecular basis to explain at least in part how maternal undernutrition affects fecundity and fertility in adult male rats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Humberto Muzi-Filho
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Directorate of Metrology Applied Life Sciences, National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology, Duque de Caxias, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil National Institute of Science and Technology for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Pereyra-Venegas J, Segura-Alegría B, Guadarrama-Olmos JC, Mariscal-Tovar S, Quiróz-González S, Jiménez-Estrada I. Effects provoked by chronic undernourishment on the fibre type composition and contractility of fast muscles in male and female developing rats. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2014; 99:974-86. [DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- J. Pereyra-Venegas
- Departamento de Biología; Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Tlalnepantla de Baz Estado de México México
- Instituto de Fisiología Celular; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México City México
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- Departamento de Biología; Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Tlalnepantla de Baz Estado de México México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias; Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional; San Pedro Zacatenco; Del. Gustavo A. Madero. México City México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias; Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional; San Pedro Zacatenco; Del. Gustavo A. Madero. México City México
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- Departamento de Acupuntura y Rehabilitación; Universidad Estatal del Valle de Ecatepec; Valle de Anáhuac Ecatepec Estado de México México
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias; Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional; San Pedro Zacatenco; Del. Gustavo A. Madero. México City México
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Altered signaling pathways linked to angiotensin II underpin the upregulation of renal Na(+)-ATPase in chronically undernourished rats. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2014; 1842:2357-66. [PMID: 25283821 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2014.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
This study has investigated the participation of altered signaling linked to angiotensin II (Ang II) that could be associated with increased Na(+) reabsorption in renal proximal tubules during chronic undernutrition. A multideficient chow for rats (basic regional diet, BRD) was used, which mimics several human diets widely taken in developing countries. The Vmax of the ouabain-resistant Na(+)-ATPase resident in the basolateral membranes increased >3-fold (P<0.001) accompanied by an increase in Na(+) affinity from 4.0 to 0.2mM (P<0.001). BRD rats had a >3-fold acceleration of the formation of phosphorylated intermediates in the early stage of the catalytic cycle (in the E1 conformation) (P<0.001). Immunostaining showed a huge increase in Ang II-positive cells in the cortical tubulointerstitium neighboring the basolateral membranes (>6-fold, P<0.001). PKC isoforms (α, ε, λ, ζ), Ang II type 1 receptors and PP2A were upregulated in BRD rats (in %): 55 (P<0.001); 35 (P<0.01); 125, 55, 11 and 30 (P<0.001). PKA was downregulated by 55% (P<0.001). With NetPhosK 1.0 and NetPhos 2.0, we detected 4 high-score (>0.70) regulatory phosphorylation sites for PKC and 1 for PKA in the primary sequence of the Na(+)-ATPase α-subunit, which are located in domains that are key for Na(+) binding and catalysis. Therefore, chronic undernutrition stimulates tubulointerstitial activity of Ang II and impairs PKC- and PKA-mediated regulatory phosphorylation, which culminates in an exaggerated Na(+) reabsorption across the proximal tubular epithelium.
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