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Nelson JA. Oxygen consumption rate v. rate of energy utilization of fishes: a comparison and brief history of the two measurements. J Fish Biol 2016; 88:10-25. [PMID: 26768970 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Accounting for energy use by fishes has been taking place for over 200 years. The original, and continuing gold standard for measuring energy use in terrestrial animals, is to account for the waste heat produced by all reactions of metabolism, a process referred to as direct calorimetry. Direct calorimetry is not easy or convenient in terrestrial animals and is extremely difficult in aquatic animals. Thus, the original and most subsequent measurements of metabolic activity in fishes have been measured via indirect calorimetry. Indirect calorimetry takes advantage of the fact that oxygen is consumed and carbon dioxide is produced during the catabolic conversion of foodstuffs or energy reserves to useful ATP energy. As measuring [CO2 ] in water is more challenging than measuring [O2 ], most indirect calorimetric studies on fishes have used the rate of O2 consumption. To relate measurements of O2 consumption back to actual energy usage requires knowledge of the substrate being oxidized. Many contemporary studies of O2 consumption by fishes do not attempt to relate this measurement back to actual energy usage. Thus, the rate of oxygen consumption (M˙O2 ) has become a measurement in its own right that is not necessarily synonymous with metabolic rate. Because all extant fishes are obligate aerobes (many fishes engage in substantial net anaerobiosis, but all require oxygen to complete their life cycle), this discrepancy does not appear to be of great concern to the fish biology community, and reports of fish oxygen consumption, without being related to energy, have proliferated. Unfortunately, under some circumstances, these measures can be quite different from one another. A review of the methodological history of the two measurements and a look towards the future are included.
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- J A Nelson
- Towson University, Department of Biological Sciences, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252, U.S.A
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The rationale of the study was two-fold: (i) develop a functional synthetic model of the Cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) active site, (ii) use it as a convenient tool to understand or predict the outcome of the reaction of CcO with ligands (physiologically relevant gases and other ligands). At physiological pH and potential, the model catalyzes the 4-electron reduction of oxygen. This model was immobilized on self-assembled-monolayer (SAM) modified electrode. During catalytic oxygen reduction, electron delivery through SAMs is rate limiting, similar to the situation in CcO. This model contains all three redox-active components in CcO's active site, which are required to minimize the production of partially-reduced-oxygen-species (PROS): Fe-heme (“heme a3”) in a myoglobin-like model fitted with a proximal imidazole ligand, and a distal tris-imidazole Copper (“CuB”) complex, where one imidazole is cross-linked to a phenol (mimicking “Tyr244”). This functional CcO model demonstrates how CcO itself might tolerate the hormone NO (which diffuses through the mitochondria). It is proposed that CuB delivers superoxide to NO bound to Fe-heme forming peroxynitrite, then nitrate that diffuses away. Another toxic gas, H2S, has exceptional biological effects: at ~80 ppm, H2S induces a state similar to hibernation in mice, lowering the animal's temperature and slowing respiration. Using our functional CcO model, we have demonstrated that at the same concentration range H2S can reversibly inhibit catalytic oxygen reduction. Such a reversible catalytic process on the model was also demonstrated with an organic compound, tetrazole (TZ). Following studies showed that TZ reversibly inhibits respiration in isolated mitochondria, and induces deactivation of platelets, a mitochondria-rich key component of blood coagulation. Hence, this program is a rare example illustrating the use of a functional model to understand and predict physiologically important reactions at the active site of CcO.
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- Richard A Decréau
- Department of Chemistry (ICMUB Institute), University of Burgundy Franche-Comté Dijon, France ; Department of Chemistry, Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford University Stanford, CA, USA
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Barile CJ, Herrmann PC, Tyvoll DA, Collman JP, Decreau RA, Bull BS. Inhibiting platelet-stimulated blood coagulation by inhibition of mitochondrial respiration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:2539-43. [PMID: 22308457 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1120645109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Platelets are important mediators of blood coagulation that lack nuclei, but contain mitochondria. Although the presence of mitochondria in platelets has long been recognized, platelet mitochondrial function remains largely unaddressed. On the basis of a small amount of literature that suggests platelet mitochondria are functional, we hypothesized that the inhibition of platelet mitochondria disrupts platelet function and platelet-activated blood coagulation. To test this hypothesis, members of the tetrazole, thiazole, and 1,2,3-triazole families of small molecule heterocycles were screened for the ability to inhibit isolated mitochondrial respiration and coagulation of whole blood. The families of heterocycles screened were chosen on the basis of the ability of the heterocycle family to inhibit a biomimetic model of cytochrome c oxidase (CcO). The strength of mitochondrial inhibition correlates with each compound's ability to deter platelet stimulation and platelet-activated blood clotting. These results suggest that for this class of molecules, inhibition of blood coagulation may be occurring through a mechanism involving mitochondrial inhibition.
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Braissant O, Daniels AUD. Closed ampoule isothermal microcalorimetry for continuous real-time detection and evaluation of cultured mammalian cell activity and responses. Methods Mol Biol 2011; 740:191-208. [PMID: 21468980 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-108-6_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Closed ampoule isothermal microcalorimetry (IMC) is a simple, powerful, nondestructive, and convenient technique that allows continuous, real-time detection and evaluation of cultured cell activity and responses. At a selected set temperature, IMC measures the heat flow between a sample and a heat sink and compares it to the heat-flow between a thermally inactive reference and the heat sink. Since heat flow rates are proportional to the rates of chemical reactions and changes of state, IMC provides a means for dynamically following these processes in any type of specimen - including ones containing cultured cells. The ability of IMC instruments to provide measurements in the microwatt (μJ/s) range allows one to detect and follow the activity (including replication) of low numbers of cells in culture (ca. 10(3)-10(5), depending on cell type). Closed ampoule IMC is increasingly being used in medical and environmental sciences. While a closed ampoule imposes limitations, it conversely provides simplicity and excellent control. Also, it is still usually possible with closed ampoules to follow mammalian cell activity and replication for several days. This chapter provides an overview of IMC measurement principles and provides examples of the use of IMC for evaluating cultured human and other mammalian cell activity and responses.
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- Olivier Braissant
- Laboratory of Biomechanics & Biocalorimetry, Coalition for Clinical Morphology & Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Yao J, Liu Y, Gao ZT, Liu P, Sun M, Zou X, Qu SS, Yu ZN. Microcalorimetric Study of the Biological Effects of Zn2+ on Bacillus thuringiensis Growth. CHINESE J CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.20020200808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Liu Y, Liang HG, Cao JL, Zhao RM, Shen P, Qu SS, Yu ZN. Kinetics of the Action of Na2SeO3 on Bacillus subtilis Growth as Studied by Microcalorimetry. CHINESE J CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.20020200202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Yan D, Xiao X, Jin C, Dong X. Microcalorimetric investigation of the effect of berberine alkaloids from Coptis chinensis Franch on Staphylococcus aureus growth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-008-0072-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yan D, Jin C, Xiao X, Dong X. Investigation of the effect of berberines alkaloids in Coptis chinensis Franch on Bacillus shigae growthby microcalorimetry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 50:638-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-007-0094-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Yan D, Jin C, Xiao XH, Dong XP. Antimicrobial properties of berberines alkaloids in Coptis chinensis Franch by microcalorimetry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 70:845-9. [PMID: 17804078 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2007.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2006] [Revised: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 07/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The growth thermogenic curves of Escherichia coli (E. coli) affected by berberine, coptisine and palmatine were determined quantitatively by microcalorimetry. The power-time curves of E. coli with and without the three berberines alkaloids (BA) were acquired, meanwhile the extent and duration of inhibitory effects on the metabolism were evaluated by growth rate constant (k), half-inhibitory ratio (IC50), peak time of maximum heat-output power (tp), total heat-production (Qt) and so on. The inhibitory effects of BA on E. coli revealed that the sequence of their antimicrobial activity was berberine > coptisine > palmatine. The functional groups methylenedioxy at C2 and C3 on phenyl ring improve antimicrobial activity more remarkably than methoxyl at C2 and C3 on phenyl ring. However, the antimicrobial activity does not vary significantly with methylenedioxy or methoxyl at C9 and C10 on phenyl ring.
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- Dan Yan
- Institute of Chinese Medicine, 302 Hospital of People's Liberation Army, Beijing, 100039, PR China
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Wu YW, Ouyang J, Xiao XH, Gao WY, Liu Y. Antimicrobial Properties and Toxicity of Anthraquinones by Microcalorimetric Bioassay. CHINESE J CHEM 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.200690020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Yang Y, Zhu J, Liu Y, Shen P, Qu S. Microcalorimetry is a sensitive method for studying the effect of nucleotide mutation on promoter activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 62:183-9. [PMID: 15733578 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2004.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2003] [Accepted: 11/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Microcalorimetric method was successfully used to study the effect of nucleotide mutations on promoter activity and identify the important nucleotide necessary for the promoter function in Escherichia coli. The thermokinetic parameters, such as k, I and IC(50), were calculated from the metabolic power-time curves obtained by microcalorimetric measurement using the TAM air Isothermal Microcalorimeter (manufactured by Thermometric AB company of Sweden). Analysis of these data revealed that different nucleotide mutations in -10 box sequence of RM07 fragment had different effect on the promoter activity. Our research also suggest that the microcalorimetric method is a very sensitive and easily performed method for investigation of promoter mutation.
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- Yang Yang
- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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Xiaoyan L, Yi L, Peng L, Songsheng Q, Ziniu Y. Microcalorimetric investigation on the growth model and the protein yield of Bacillus thuringiensis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 59:267-74. [PMID: 15165757 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbbm.2004.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2003] [Revised: 03/04/2004] [Accepted: 03/09/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A novel microcalorimetric technique based on the bacterial heat output was applied to evaluate the special growth model, the protein expression and the generation time of Bacillus thuringiensis for the first time. The thermogenic curves of the aerobic metabolism of B. thuringiensis strains YBT-833, YBT-1520 and YBT-833-2-1 were determined by using an LKB-2277 BioActivity Monitor. The analysis of the thermogenic curves indicated both the mutant strain and the wild-type strains followed the same linear growth model during sporulation. The metabolism heat output revealed heat output was correlated to the yield of the insecticidal crystal proteins (ICPs) very well, the more protein product, and the less heat output. Based on the data acquired, we proposed that this method could be a useful tool in monitoring the fermentation of B. thuringiensis.
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- Lin Xiaoyan
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology of Chinese Agriculture Ministry, Life Science and Technology College, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, PR China.
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The microcalorimetric bioassay for acute cellular toxicity is based on metabolic heat production from cultured cells. Microcalorimetry is a quantitative, inexpensive, and versatile method for toxicology research. The biological response to toxicants is the inhibition of the heat production rate in cells and toxicity is expressed as the concentration of toxicant that is 50% effective in this inhibition (IC(50)). In this paper, the effect of Cd(2+) on Rhizopus nigricans growth was investigated at 25 degrees C. The relationship between growth rate constants (k) and concentration of Cd(2+) (C) shows a logarithmic normal distribution, and described as k=1. 2742x10(61)exp[-1.810x10(-3)(C+283.0)(2)], and IC(50) is 0.72 microg/ml. These signals are readily obtained by an LKB 2277-204 heat conduction microcalorimeter.
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- L Yi
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
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- A M Tan
- National Research Laboratories of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Medical University, PR China
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Cheng-Nong Y, Yi L, Tian-Zhi W, Zhi-Qun T, Song-Sheng Q, Ping S. Thermochemical studies of the toxic actions of heavy metal ions on Rhizopus nigricans. Chemosphere 1999; 38:891-898. [PMID: 10903119 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(98)00224-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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By using a LKB2277 BioActivity Monitor (heat conduction microcalorimeter), stopped-flow method, the thermogenetic curves of Rhizopus nigricans growth at 25 degrees C inhibited by four kinds of heavy metal ions are determined, parameters such as growth rate constants k, inhibitory ratio I, half inhibitory concentration IC50 et al. are obtained. The experimental results show that heavy metal ions can inhibit Rhizopus nigricans growth obviously, low concentration of Cu2+ has promoting action. The inhibitory sequence is Cd2+ > Hg2+ > Pb2+ > Cu2+, half inhibitory concentration of them are Cd+ 0.8 micro g x ml(-1), Hg2+ 1.7 micro g x ml(-1), Pb2+ 48.0 micro g x ml(-1), Cu2+ 110 micro g x ml(-1). This microclorimetric bioassay for acute cellular toxicity is based on metabolic heat evolution from cultured cells. The assay is quantitative, inexpensive, and versatile; moreover, toxicological information can be obtained with cell from other species of interest.
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- Y Cheng-Nong
- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, PR China
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- A M Tan
- National Research Laboratories of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Beijing Medical University, China
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