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Ratsimbazafy MK, Sharp PA, Razanamparany L, Rajaonah MT, Rakotoarison F, Khoja KK, Wilkin P, Howes MR. Wild edible yams from Madagascar: New insights into nutritional composition support their use for food security and conservation. Food Sci Nutr 2024; 12:280-291. [PMID: 38268876 PMCID: PMC10804101 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
Abstract
Yams (Dioscorea species) are an important food resource in Madagascar, where both cultivated winged yam (D. alata) and wild edible yams are consumed. However, there is limited knowledge on the nutrient composition of wild edible yams in Madagascar, and on how they compare with the cultivated winged yam. Therefore, in this study, nine wild edible yam species, one with two subspecies from Madagascar (D. bako, D. buckleyana, D. irodensis, D. maciba, D. orangeana, D. pteropoda, D. sambiranensis subsp. bardotiae and subsp. sambiranensis, D. seriflora, and Dioscorea species Ovy valiha), were analyzed for their nutrient composition, compared with cultivated D. alata. They include 6/6 of the most favored wild edible yam species in Madagascar. New nutrient composition data (protein, carbohydrate/starch, energy, lipid, β-carotene, and minerals) are presented for these nine wild edible yam species. The results show that they contain comparable levels of lipids and starch to D. alata, but none are better sources of protein than D. alata. The results show that D. irodensis contains a significantly higher β-carotene content when compared to all other edible yams analyzed, and that D. buckleyana, D. irodensis, and D. sambiranensis subsp. bardotiae have a higher calcium content than cultivated D. alata, while all nine wild edible yam species analyzed contain a higher iron content, compared to cultivated D. alata. The nutrient composition data presented could provide new incentives to conserve wild edible yams and inform on strategies to select Dioscorea species for sustainable cultivation and use, providing opportunities to enhance future food security in Madagascar.
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- Mirana K. Ratsimbazafy
- Laboratoire de Biochimie Appliqué aux Sciences de l'alimentationUniversité d'AntananarivoAntananarivoMadagascar
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- Department of Nutritional SciencesKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie Appliqué aux Sciences de l'alimentationUniversité d'AntananarivoAntananarivoMadagascar
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- Royal Botanic GardensSurreyUK
- Kew Madagascar Conservation CentreAntananarivoMadagascar
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- Royal Botanic GardensSurreyUK
- Kew Madagascar Conservation Centre, Tanambao MissionAmbanjaMadagascar
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- Royal Botanic GardensSurreyUK
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College LondonLondonUK
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Kose T, Moreno-Fernandez J, Vera-Aviles M, Sharp PA, Latunde-Dada GO. Ferulic acid protects HepG2 cells and mouse liver from iron-induced damage. Biochem Biophys Rep 2023; 35:101521. [PMID: 37560439 PMCID: PMC10407627 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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Liver as iron storage organ is particularly susceptible to oxidative stress-induced injury from excess iron. Thus, antioxidant therapies are often used to reverse oxidative damage and protect cells and tissues. This study investigated the protective effects of phenolic acids; ferulic acid (FA) and its metabolite, ferulic acid 4-O-sulfate disodium salt (FAS) against oxidative stress under iron overload conditions in mouse and HepG2 cells. Cells were exposed to FA or FAS and then treated with iron-induced oxidative stress complex of 50 μmol/L FAC and 20 μmol/L of 8-hydroxyquinoline 8HQ (8HQ-FAC). Iron dextran was injected intraperitoneally on alternate days for 10 days to induce the iron overload condition in BALB/c mice. The study revealed that the phenolic acids were protective against ROS production, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant depletion in HepG2 cells and liver tissues of BALB/c mice during iron-induced oxidative stress. The protective function of phenolic acids was achieved by the transcriptional activation of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) to regulate antioxidant genes. In conclusion, the study provides evidence that FA has the potential as a therapeutic agent against iron-related diseases such as T2D.
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- Tugba Kose
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
- Department of Physiology, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London, SE1 9NH, UK
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Arafsha SM, Aslam MF, Ellis PR, Latunde-Dada GO, Sharp PA. Strategies to increase the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of iron and zinc from cereal products. Proc Nutr Soc 2023:1-16. [PMID: 37395294 DOI: 10.1017/s0029665123003543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Cereal products provide 50 % of iron and 30 % of zinc in the UK diet. However, despite having high content, the bioavailability of minerals from cereals is low. This review discusses strategies to increase mineral bioavailability from cereal-based foods. Iron and zinc are localised to specific tissue structures within cereals; however, the cell walls of these structures are resistant to digestion in the human gastrointestinal tract and therefore the bioaccessibility of these essential minerals from foods for absorption in the intestine is limited. In addition, minerals are stored in cereals bound to phytate, which is the main dietary inhibitor of mineral absorption. Recent research has focused on ways to enhance mineral bioavailability from cereals. Current strategies include disruption of plant cell walls to increase mineral release (bioaccessibility) during digestion; increasing the mineral:phytate ratio either by increasing the mineral content through conventional breeding and/or agronomic biofortification, or by reducing phytate levels; and genetic biofortification to increase the mineral content in the starchy endosperm, which is used to produce white wheat flour. While much of this work is at an early stage, there is potential for these strategies to lead to the development of cereal-based foods with enhanced nutritional qualities that could address the low mineral status in the UK and globally.
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- Sarah M Arafsha
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, LondonSE1 9NH, UK
- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, LondonSE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, LondonSE1 9NH, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, LondonSE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, LondonSE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, LondonSE1 9NH, UK
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Latunde-Dada GO, Kajarabille N, Rose S, Arafsha SM, Kose T, Aslam MF, Hall WL, Sharp PA. Content and Availability of Minerals in Plant-Based Burgers Compared with a Meat Burger. Nutrients 2023; 15:2732. [PMID: 37375636 DOI: 10.3390/nu15122732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Increasing numbers of individuals follow plant-based diets. This has sparked interest in the nutritional evaluation of the meat substitute sector. Nutritional understanding of these products is vital as plant-based eating becomes more common. For example, animal products are rich sources of iron and zinc, and plant-based foods could be inadequate in these minerals. The main aim was to analyse the mineral composition and absorption from a range of plant-based meat-free burgers and compare them to a typical beef burger. Total and bioaccessible mineral contents of plant-based burgers and a beef burger were determined using microwave digestion and in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion, respectively. Mineral bioavailability was analysed by in vitro simulated gastrointestinal digestion of foods, followed by exposure of Caco-2 cells to the sample digests and assessment of mineral uptake. Mineral quantification for all samples was achieved using inductively coupled ICP-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The content of minerals varied significantly amongst the burgers. Significantly greater quantities of Fe and Zn were found in the beef burger compared to most meat substitutes. Bioaccessible Fe was significantly higher in the beef compared to most of the plant-based meat alternatives; however, bioavailable Fe of most plant-based burgers was comparable to beef (p > 0.05). Similarly, bioaccessible Zn was significantly (p < 0.001) higher from the beef burger. Moreover, beef was superior regarding bioavailable Zn (p ≤ 0.05-0.0001), with only the mycoprotein burger displaying comparable Zn bioavailability (p > 0.05). Beef is an excellent source of bioaccessible Fe and Zn compared to most plant-based substitutes; however, these plant-based substitutes were superior sources of Ca, Cu, Mg and Mn. The quantity of bioaccessible and absorbable Fe varies dramatically among the meat alternatives. Plant-based burgers have the potential to provide adequate quantities of iron and zinc to those consuming such burgers as part of a varied diet. Thus, guiding consumer choices will depend on the variety of the vegetable constituents and their iron nutritional quality in different burgers.
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- Gladys O Latunde-Dada
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria, Spain
- Nutrition and Obesity Group, Department of Pharmacy and Food Science, Lucio Lascaray Research Institute, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 01006 Vitoria, Spain
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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Kose T, Sharp PA, Latunde-Dada GO. Phenolic Acids Rescue Iron-Induced Damage in Murine Pancreatic Cells and Tissues. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28104084. [PMID: 37241825 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28104084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Iron is an essential element involved in a variety of physiological functions. However, excess iron catalyzes the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) via the Fenton reaction. Oxidative stress, caused by an increase in intracellular ROS production, can be a contributory factor to metabolic syndromes such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Accordingly, interest has grown recently in the role and use of natural antioxidants to prevent iron-induced oxidative damage. This study investigated the protective effect of the phenolic acids; ferulic acid (FA) and its metabolite ferulic acid 4-O-sulfate disodium salt (FAS) against excess iron-related oxidative stress in murine MIN6 cells and the pancreas of BALB/c mice. Rapid iron overload was induced with 50 μmol/L ferric ammonium citrate (FAC) and 20 μmol/L 8-hydroxyquinoline (8HQ) in MIN6 cells, while iron dextran (ID) was used to facilitate iron overload in mice. Cell viability was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, ROS levels were determined by dihydrodichlorofluorescein (H2DCF) cell-permeant probe, iron levels were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), glutathione, SOD (superoxide dismutase) and lipid peroxidation, and mRNA were assayed with commercially available kits. The phenolic acids enhanced cell viability in iron-overloaded MIN6 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, MIN6 cells exposed to iron showed elevated levels of ROS, glutathione (GSH) depletion and lipid peroxidation (p < 0.05) compared to cells that were protected by treatment with FA or FAS. The treatment of BALB/c mice with FA or FAS following exposure to ID increased the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) gene levels in the pancreas. Consequently, levels of its downstream antioxidant genes, HO-1, NQO1, GCLC and GPX4, increased in the pancreas. In conclusion, this study shows that FA and FAS protect pancreatic cells and liver tissue from iron-induced damage via the Nrf2 antioxidant activation mechanism.
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- Tugba Kose
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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Harrington SA, Connorton JM, Nyangoma NIM, McNelly R, Morgan YML, Aslam MF, Sharp PA, Johnson AAT, Uauy C, Balk J. A two-gene strategy increases iron and zinc concentrations in wheat flour, improving mineral bioaccessibility. Plant Physiol 2023; 191:528-541. [PMID: 36308454 PMCID: PMC9806615 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Dietary deficiencies of iron and zinc cause human malnutrition that can be mitigated by biofortified staple crops. Conventional breeding approaches to increase grain mineral concentrations in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) have had only limited success, and our understanding of the genetic and physiological barriers to altering this trait is incomplete. Here we demonstrate that a transgenic approach combining endosperm-specific expression of the wheat VACUOLAR IRON TRANSPORTER gene TaVIT2-D with constitutive expression of the rice (Oryza sativa) NICOTIANAMINE SYNTHASE gene OsNAS2 significantly increases the total concentration of zinc and relocates iron to white-flour fractions. In two distinct bread wheat cultivars, we show that the so called VIT-NAS construct led to a two-fold increase in zinc in wholemeal flour, to ∼50 µg g-1. Total iron was not significantly increased, but redistribution within the grain resulted in a three-fold increase in iron in highly pure, roller-milled white flour, to ∼25 µg g-1. Interestingly, expression of OsNAS2 partially restored iron translocation to the aleurone, which is iron depleted in grain overexpressing TaVIT2 alone. A greater than three-fold increase in the level of the natural plant metal chelator nicotianamine in the grain of VIT-NAS lines corresponded with improved iron and zinc bioaccessibility in white flour. The growth of VIT-NAS plants in the greenhouse was indistinguishable from untransformed controls. Our results provide insights into mineral translocation and distribution in wheat grain and demonstrate that the individual and combined effects of the two transgenes can enhance the nutritional quality of wheat beyond what is possible by conventional breeding.
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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Kose T, Sharp PA, Latunde-Dada GO. Upregulation of Nrf2 Signalling and the Inhibition of Erastin-Induced Ferroptosis by Ferulic Acid in MIN6 Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415886. [PMID: 36555529 PMCID: PMC9787535 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ferroptosis is a regulated cell death process characterised by the iron-dependent accumulation of oxidised polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing phospholipids. Its initiation is complicated and involves reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a loss of the activity of the lipid repair enzyme glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). These play critical roles in the development of ferroptotic cell damage by lipid peroxidation. Antioxidant therapy is a promising therapeutic strategy to prevent or even reverse the progression of ferroptosis. This study was designed to demonstrate the protective effect of ferulic acid (FA) against oxidative stress and erastin-mediated ferroptosis in murine MIN6 cells. Cells were treated with FA or its metabolite ferulic acid 4-O-sulfate disodium salt (FAS) and 20 μM of erastin. Cell viability was determined by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, iron levels were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), ROS levels were determined by a dihydrodichlorofluorescein (H2DCF) cell-permeant probe, and glutathione and lipid peroxidation were assayed with commercially available kits. The phenolic acids enhanced cell viability in erastin-treated MIN6 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, MIN6 cells exposed to erastin alone showed elevated levels of iron and ROS, glutathione (GSH) depletion, and lipid peroxidation (p < 0.05) compared to cells that were protected by co-treatment with FA or FAS. The treatment of MIN6 cells with FA or FAS following exposure to erastin increased the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) protein levels. Consequently, levels of its downstream antioxidant proteins, HO-1, NQO1, GCLC, and GPX4, increased. FA and FAS greatly decreased erastin-induced ferroptosis in the presence of the Nrf2 inhibitor, ML385, through the regulation of Nrf2 response genes. In conclusion, these results show that FA and FAS protect MIN6 cells from erastin-induced ferroptosis by the Nrf2 antioxidant protective mechanism.
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- Tugba Kose
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course and Population Sciences, King’s College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-(0)-20-7848-4256
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Ramavath HN, Chandra Mashurabad P, Yaduvanshi PS, Veleri S, Sharp PA, Pullakhandam R. Zinc induces hephaestin expression via a PI3K-CDX2 dependent mechanism to regulate iron transport in intestinal Caco-2 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 626:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.07.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Khoja KK, Howes MJR, Hider R, Sharp PA, Farrell IW, Latunde-Dada GO. Cytotoxicity of Fenugreek Sprout and Seed Extracts and Their Bioactive Constituents on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14040784. [PMID: 35215434 PMCID: PMC8879394 DOI: 10.3390/nu14040784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (fenugreek), a member of the legume family (Fabaceae), is a promising source of bioactive phytochemicals, which explains its traditional use for a variety of metabolic disorders including cancer. The current study aimed to evaluate extracts of fenugreek seeds and sprouts, and some of their constituents, to compare their cytotoxic and antiproliferative activities in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. The extracts were chemically characterised using high-resolution accurate mass liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to reveal the detection of compounds assigned as flavone C-glycosides including those derived from apigenin and luteolin, in addition to isoflavones. Five different flavones or their glycosides (apigenin, vicenin-2, vitexin, luteolin and orientin) and two isoflavones (daidzein and formononetin) were quantified in the fenugreek extracts. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay using MCF-7 cells treated with fenugreek methanolic extracts showed dose- and time-dependent effects on cell viability. The MCF-7 cancer cells treated with the fenugreek methanolic extracts also displayed increased relative mitochondrial DNA damage as well as suppressed metastasis and proliferation. This study demonstrates the potential anti-cancer effects of fenugreek seeds and sprouts and reveals fenugreek sprouts as an untapped resource for bioactive compounds.
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- Kholoud K. Khoja
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK; (K.K.K.); (P.A.S.)
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond TW9 3DS, UK; (M.-J.R.H.); (I.W.F.)
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK;
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK;
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK; (K.K.K.); (P.A.S.)
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond TW9 3DS, UK; (M.-J.R.H.); (I.W.F.)
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK; (K.K.K.); (P.A.S.)
- Correspondence:
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Lowe NM, Zaman M, Moran VH, Ohly H, Sinclair J, Fatima S, Broadley MR, Joy EJM, Mahboob U, Lark RM, Zia MH, Ander EL, Sharp PA, Bailey EH, Young SD, Khan MJ. Biofortification of wheat with zinc for eliminating deficiency in Pakistan: study protocol for a cluster-randomised, double-blind, controlled effectiveness study (BIZIFED2). BMJ Open 2020; 10:e039231. [PMID: 33208325 PMCID: PMC7677336 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Micronutrient deficiencies, commonly referred to as 'hidden hunger', affect more than two billion people worldwide, with zinc and iron-deficiency frequently reported. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of consuming zinc biofortified flour (Zincol-2016) on biochemical and functional measures of status in adolescent girls and children living in a low-resource setting in Pakistan. METHODS AND ANALYSIS We are conducting a pragmatic, cluster-randomised, double-blind, controlled trial. A total of 482 households have been recruited from two catchment areas approximately 30-40 km distance from Peshawar. Household inclusion criteria are the presence of both an adolescent girl, aged 10-16 years, and a child aged 1-5 years. The study duration is 12 months, divided into two 6-month phases. During phase 1, all households will be provided with locally procured flour from standard varieties of wheat. During phase 2, clusters will be paired, and randomised to either the control or intervention arm of the study. The intervention arm will be provided with zinc biofortified wheat flour, with a target zinc concentration of 40 mg/kg. The control arm will be provided with locally procured wheat flour from standard varieties with an expected zinc concentration of 20 mg/kg. The primary outcome measure is plasma zinc concentration. Secondary outcomes include anthropometric measurements, biomarkers of iron and zinc status, and the presence and duration of respiratory tract infections and diarrhoea. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval was granted from the University of Central Lancashire STEMH Ethics Committee (reference number: STEMH 1014) and Khyber Medical University Ethics Committee (DIR/KMU-EB/BZ/000683). The final study methods will be published in peer-reviewed journals, alongside the study outcomes. In addition, findings will be disseminated to the scientific community via conference presentations and abstracts and communicated to the study participants through the village elders at an appropriate community forum. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN17107812; Pre-results.
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- Nicola M Lowe
- UCLan Research Centre for Global Development, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Department of Pulmonology, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- UCLan Research Centre for Global Development, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- UCLan Research Centre for Global Development, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- UCLan Research Centre for Global Development, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- Institute of Basic Medical sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, London, UK
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- Institute of Health Professions Education and Research, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- Research and Development, Fauji Fertilizer Co Ltd, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK
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- Nutritional Sciences, Kings College London, London, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Basic Medical sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Khoja KK, Aslam MF, Sharp PA, Latunde-Dada GO. In vitro bioaccessibility and bioavailability of iron from fenugreek, baobab and moringa. Food Chem 2020; 335:127671. [PMID: 32745843 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a common nutritional disorder worldwide. Sustainable food-based approaches are being advocated to use high and bioavailable dietary iron sources to prevent iron deficiency. The study investigated the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of iron from some plant products. Total iron levels in the samples were measured by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Fractionation of the iron from the digested extracts was carried out by centrifugation and ultrafiltration. Iron bioavailability was determined using an in vitro simulated peptic-pancreatic digestion, followed by measurement of ferritin in Caco-2 cells. The highest amount of bioaccessible iron was obtained from moringa leaves (9.88% ± 0.45 and 8.44 ± 0.01 mg/100 g), but the highest percentage bioavailability was from baobab fruit pulp (99.7% ± 0.13 and 1.74 ± 0.01 mg/100 g) respectively. All the plant products, except for baobab, significantly inhibited iron uptake from FeSO4 and FAC, with fenugreek sprout being the most inhibitory.
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- Kholoud K Khoja
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King's College London, Franklin-Wilkins-Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, UK.
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Ni D, Ai Z, Munoz-Sandoval D, Suresh R, Ellis PR, Yuqiong C, Sharp PA, Butterworth PJ, Yu Z, Corpe CP. Inhibition of the facilitative sugar transporters (GLUTs) by tea extracts and catechins. FASEB J 2020; 34:9995-10010. [PMID: 32564472 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000057rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Tea polyphenolics have been suggested to possess blood glucose lowering properties by inhibiting sugar transporters in the small intestine and improving insulin sensitivity. In this report, we studied the effects of teas and tea catechins on the small intestinal sugar transporters, SGLT1 and GLUTs (GLUT1, 2 and 5). Green tea extract (GT), oolong tea extract (OT), and black tea extract (BT) inhibited glucose uptake into the intestinal Caco-2 cells with GT being the most potent inhibitor (IC50 : 0.077 mg/mL), followed by OT (IC50 : 0.136 mg/mL) and BT (IC50 : 0.56 mg/mL). GT and OT inhibition of glucose uptake was partial non-competitive, with an inhibitor constant (Ki ) = 0.0317 and 0.0571 mg/mL, respectively, whereas BT was pure non-competitive, Ki = 0.36 mg/mL. Oocytes injected to express small intestinal GLUTs were inhibited by teas, but SGLT1 was not. Furthermore, catechins present in teas were the predominant inhibitor of glucose uptake into Caco-2 cells, and gallated catechins the most potent: CG > ECG > EGCG ≥ GCG when compared to the non-gallated catechins (C, EC, GC, and EGC). In Caco-2 cells, individual tea catechins reduced the SGLT1 gene, but not protein expression levels. In contrast, GLUT2 gene and protein expression levels were reduced after 2 hours exposure to catechins but increased after 24 hours. These in vitro studies suggest teas containing catechins may be useful dietary supplements capable of blunting postprandial glycaemia in humans, including those with or at risk to Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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- Dejiang Ni
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan City, China.,Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, King's College London, London, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan City, China.,Institute of Leisure Agriculture, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing City, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, King's College London, London, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan City, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Departments of Biochemistry and Nutrition, King's College London, London, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan City, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Kondaiah P, Sharp PA, Pullakhandam R. Zinc induces iron egress from intestinal Caco-2 cells via induction of Hephaestin: A role for PI3K in intestinal iron absorption. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 523:987-992. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Kondaiah P, Yaduvanshi PS, Sharp PA, Pullakhandam R. Iron and Zinc Homeostasis and Interactions: Does Enteric Zinc Excretion Cross-Talk with Intestinal Iron Absorption? Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11081885. [PMID: 31412634 PMCID: PMC6722515 DOI: 10.3390/nu11081885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Iron and zinc are essential micronutrients required for growth and health. Deficiencies of these nutrients are highly prevalent among populations, but can be alleviated by supplementation and food fortification. Cross-sectional studies in humans showed positive association of serum zinc levels with hemoglobin and markers of iron status. Dietary restriction of zinc or intestinal specific conditional knock out of ZIP4 (SLC39A4), an intestinal zinc transporter, in experimental animals demonstrated iron deficiency anemia and tissue iron accumulation. Similarly, increased iron accumulation has been observed in cultured cells exposed to zinc deficient media. These results together suggest a potential role of zinc in modulating intestinal iron absorption and mobilization from tissues. Studies in intestinal cell culture models demonstrate that zinc induces iron uptake and transcellular transport via induction of divalent metal iron transporter-1 (DMT1) and ferroportin (FPN1) expression, respectively. It is interesting to note that intestinal cells are exposed to very high levels of zinc through pancreatic secretions, which is a major route of zinc excretion from the body. Therefore, zinc appears to be modulating the iron metabolism possibly via regulating the DMT1 and FPN1 levels. Herein we critically reviewed the available evidence to hypothesize novel mechanism of Zinc-DMT1/FPN1 axis in regulating intestinal iron absorption and tissue iron accumulation to facilitate future research aimed at understanding the yet elusive mechanisms of iron and zinc interactions.
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- Palsa Kondaiah
- Biochemistry Division, National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Kings College London, London SE1 9NH, UK.
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- Biochemistry Division, National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR, Hyderabad 500 007, India.
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Liver fibrosis is characterised by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix that interrupts normal liver functionality. It is a pathological stage in several untreated chronic liver diseases such as the iron overload syndrome hereditary haemochromatosis, viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and diabetes. Interestingly, regardless of the aetiology, iron-loading is frequently observed in chronic liver diseases. Excess iron can feed the Fenton reaction to generate unquenchable amounts of free radicals that cause grave cellular and tissue damage and thereby contribute to fibrosis. Moreover, excess iron can induce fibrosis-promoting signals in the parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells, which accelerate disease progression and exacerbate liver pathology. Fibrosis regression is achievable following treatment, but if untreated or unsuccessful, it can progress to the irreversible cirrhotic stage leading to organ failure and hepatocellular carcinoma, where resection or transplantation remain the only curative options. Therefore, understanding the role of iron in liver fibrosis is extremely essential as it can help in formulating iron-related diagnostic, prognostic and treatment strategies. These can be implemented in isolation or in combination with the current approaches to prepone detection, and halt or decelerate fibrosis progression before it reaches the irreparable stage. Thus, this review narrates the role of iron in liver fibrosis. It examines the underlying mechanisms by which excess iron can facilitate fibrotic responses. It describes the role of iron in various clinical pathologies and lastly, highlights the significance and potential of iron-related proteins in the diagnosis and therapeutics of liver fibrosis.
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- Kosha J Mehta
- School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
- Division of Human Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London SE1 0AA, United Kingdom
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- Faculty Research Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 2DS, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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Wheat is the staple food crop in temperate countries and increasingly consumed in developing countries, displacing traditional foods. However, wheat products are typically low in bioavailable iron and zinc, contributing to deficiencies in these micronutrients in countries where wheat is consumed as a staple food. Two factors contribute to the low contents of bioavailable iron and zinc in wheat: the low concentrations of these minerals in white flour, which is most widely consumed, and the presence of phytates in mineral‐rich bran fractions. Although high zinc types of wheat have been developed by conventional plant breeding (biofortification), this approach has failed for iron. However, studies in wheat and other cereals have shown that transgenic (also known as genetically modified; GM) strategies can be used to increase the contents of iron and zinc in white flour, by converting the starchy endosperm tissue into a ‘sink’ for minerals. Although such strategies currently have low acceptability, greater understanding of the mechanisms which control the transport and deposition of iron and zinc in the developing grain should allow similar effects to be achieved by exploiting naturally induced genetic variation. When combined with conventional biofortification and innovative processing, this approach should provide increased mineral bioavailability in a range of wheat products, from white flour to wholemeal.
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- J Balk
- John Innes Centre Norwich Research Park Norwich UK.,School of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich UK
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- John Innes Centre Norwich Research Park Norwich UK.,School of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich UK
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- Department of Plant Science Rothamsted Research Harpenden UK
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- Department of Plant Science Rothamsted Research Harpenden UK
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- School of Materials University of Manchester Manchester UK.,Photon Science Institute University of Manchester Manchester UK
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- John Innes Centre Norwich Research Park Norwich UK
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences Kings College London UK
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- Department of Plant Science Rothamsted Research Harpenden UK
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Sharp PA, Clarkson R, Hussain A, Weeks RJ, Morison IM. DNA methylation of hepatic iron sensing genes and the regulation of hepcidin expression. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197863. [PMID: 29771984 PMCID: PMC5957407 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Production of the iron regulatory peptide hepcidin is tightly controlled by a network of proteins in hepatocytes that sense levels of iron in the circulation (as diferric-transferrin) and in tissues (in ferritin). Human studies show high variability in the normal range of serum hepcidin levels. We have postulated that this may, in part, be related to inter-individual variability in the expression of genes in the iron sensing pathway, potentially governed by epigenetic factors. Here, we have investigated whether genes encoding hepatic iron sensing proteins and hepcidin are regulated by DNA methylation. Experiments were performed on two human hepatoma cell lines, HepG2 cells and Huh7 cells. Basal expression of TFR2 and HAMP was significantly lower in Huh7 cells compared with HepG2 cells. Analysis of bisulphite-converted DNA from Huh7 cells revealed partial methylation of TFR2 (alpha transcript), which could result in gene silencing. Demethylation using 5-aza-2’-deoxycitidine (AZA) increased TFR2 mRNA expression in Huh7. PCR analysis of bisulphite-converted HAMP promoter DNA, using methylation-specific primers, revealed no differences between cell lines. However, HAMP mRNA expression in Huh7 was increased by AZA treatment, suggesting that methylation of one or more iron sensing genes may indirectly influence HAMP expression. Our study provides evidence that DNA methylation might control expression of HAMP and other hepatic iron sensing genes, and indicates that epigenetic influences on iron homeostasis warrant further investigation.
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- Paul A. Sharp
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Life Course Sciences, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Inadequate intake of essential minerals such as iron and zinc is a public health concern in the UK, particularly for girls and young women. Approximately 30% and 50% of the zinc and iron, respectively, in the UK diet is provided by cereals. In wheat, most of the iron and zinc is contained within the aleurone cell layer; however, aleurone is removed during processing of wheat into white flour. While elemental iron powder is added back into white flour at the milling stage, there is no restoration of zinc. Elemental iron powder has very low bioavailability, and therefore, in our current Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Diet and Health Research Industry Club-funded project, we are investigating the potential use of aleurone as a bioavailable source of minerals that could be added to wheat-based foods. This work has relevance for the food industry and may establish the use of aleurone as a functional food ingredient for fortification of a range of cereal-based food products.
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Loonam CR, O'Dell SD, Sharp PA, Mullen A. Conjugated Linoleic Acid Isomers Exert Differential Effects on an Adipocyte Model of HIV-associated Lipodystrophy. Curr HIV Res 2018; 15:46-55. [PMID: 27924729 DOI: 10.2174/1570162x14666161207125948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND HIV-associated lipodystrophy is associated with decreased expression of PPAR-γ in adipose tissue. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers (cis9, trans11 and trans10, cis12) are putative PPAR-γ agonists, but have not previously been investigated in the context of HIVassociated lipodystrophy. METHOD 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes were differentiated in the presence of ritonavir (20 μM as per previous experimental models) and 100 μM cis9,trans11, trans10,cis12 or vehicle control, DMSO. Microarray analysis, RT-PCR, DNA binding ELISA and Oil Red O staining were used to investigate adipocyte gene expression and binding, protein secretion and triglyceride storage. RESULTS trans10, cis12 + ritonavir altered the expression of 2160 gene transcripts greater than 1.5-fold compared with control, while 257 gene transcripts were altered by cis9,trans11 + ritonavir (P<0.001). trans10,cis12 + ritonavir down-regulated Pparg (-1.55) and Adipoq (-2.95), as well as differentiation (Fcor (-4.78-fold), Arl4a (-4.84), Itga6 (-2.45), Id4 (-2.01)) and triglyceride storage genes (Mrap (- 8.25), Scd1 (-4.34), Lipin1 (-2.52)). Changes in Adipoq were confirmed by RT-PCR (P=0.038) and adiponectin secretion by ELISA (P= 0.003). cis9,trans11 + ritonavir increased PPAR-γ nuclear binding to its gene response element (P=0.038). Both isomers increased triglyceride storage in the presence of ritonavir (P<0.001). CONCLUSION In the presence of ritonavir, trans10, cis12 appears to be detrimental, while cis9, trans11 was beneficial and may mediate its effects via PPAR-γ. Further research is required to determine the potential role of CLA isomers as therapeutic agents in the management of HIV-associated lipodystrophy.
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- Cathríona R Loonam
- King's College London, School of Medicine, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, London, SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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Stewart SR, Barone PW, Bellisario A, Cooney CL, Sharp PA, Sinskey AJ, Natesan S, Springs SL. Leveraging Industry-Academia Collaborations in Adaptive Biomedical Innovation. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2016; 100:647-653. [PMID: 27617845 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Despite the rapid pace of biomedical innovation, research and development (R&D) productivity in the pharmaceutical industry has not improved broadly. Increasingly, firms need to leverage new approaches to product development and commercial execution, while maintaining adaptability to rapid changes in the marketplace and in biomedical science. Firms are also seeking ways to capture some of the talent, infrastructure, and innovation that depends on federal R&D investment. As a result, a major transition to external innovation is taking place across the industry. One example of these external innovation initiatives is the Sanofi-MIT Partnership, which provided seed funding to MIT investigators to develop novel solutions and approaches in areas of interest to Sanofi. These projects were highly collaborative, with information and materials flowing both ways. The relatively small amount of funding and short time frame of the awards built an adaptable and flexible process to advance translational science.
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- S R Stewart
- Center for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Technology Licensing Office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Sanofi, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Loonam CR, O'Dell SD, Sharp PA, Mullen A. Microarray Analysis Reveals Altered Lipid and Glucose Metabolism Genes in Differentiated, Ritonavir-Treated 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. Curr HIV Res 2016; 14:37-46. [PMID: 26245760 DOI: 10.2174/1570162x13666150806110238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE HIV lipodystrophy is characterised by abnormal adipose tissue distribution and metabolism, as a result of altered adipocyte function and gene expression. The protease inhibitor ritonavir is associated with the development of lipodystrophy. Quantifying changes in adipogenic gene expression in the presence of ritonavir may help to identify therapeutic targets for HIV lipodystrophy. METHODS Affymetrix Mouse Genome 430 2.0 oligonucleotide microarray was used to investigate gene expression in 3T3-L1 adipocytes treated with 20 µmol/l ritonavir or vehicle control (ethanol). Pparg, Adipoq, Retn and Il6 expression were validated by real time RT-PCR. Transcriptional signalling through PPAR-γ was investigated using a DNA-binding ELISA. Changes in adipocyte function were investigated through secreted adiponectin quantification using ELISA and Oil Red O staining for triglyceride storage. RESULTS Expression of 389 genes was altered by more than 5-fold in the presence of ritonavir (all P < 0.001). Gene ontology analysis revealed down-regulation of genes responsible for adipocyte triglyceride accumulation including complement factor D (Cfd; 238.42-fold), Cidec (73.75-fold) and Pparg (5.63-fold). Glucose transport genes were also down-regulated including Adipoq (24.42-fold) and Glut4 (13.36-fold), while Il6 was up-regulated (10.39-fold). PPAR-γ regulatory genes Cebpa (11.33-fold) and liver-X-receptor α (Nr1h3) were down-regulated. Changes in Pparg, Adipoq and Il6 were confirmed by RT-PCR. PPAR-γ binding to its nuclear consensus site, adiponectin secretion and triglyceride accumulation were all reduced by ritonavir. CONCLUSION Ritonavir had a significant effect on expression of genes involved in adipocyte differentiation, lipid accumulation and glucose metabolism. Down-regulation of Pparg may be mediated by changes in Cebpa, Lcn2 and Nr1h3.
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Latunde-Dada GO, Li X, Parodi A, Edwards CH, Ellis PR, Sharp PA. Micromilling enhances iron bioaccessibility from wholegrain wheat. J Agric Food Chem 2014; 62:11222-11227. [PMID: 25380143 DOI: 10.1021/jf503474f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cereals constitute important sources of iron in human diet; however, much of the iron in wheat is lost during processing for the production of white flour. This study employed novel food processing techniques to increase the bioaccessibility of naturally occurring iron in wheat. Iron was localized in wheat by Perl's Prussian blue staining. Soluble iron from digested wheat flour was measured by a ferrozine spectrophotometric assay. Iron bioaccessibility was determined using an in vitro simulated peptic-pancreatic digestion, followed by measurement of ferritin (a surrogate marker for iron absorption) in Caco-2 cells. Light microscopy revealed that iron in wheat was encapsulated in cells of the aleurone layer and remained intact after in vivo digestion and passage through the gastrointestinal tract. The solubility of iron in wholegrain wheat and in purified wheat aleurone increased significantly after enzymatic digestion with Driselase, and following mechanical disruption using micromilling. Furthermore, following in vitro simulated peptic-pancreatic digestion, iron bioaccessibility, measured as ferritin formation in Caco-2 cells, from micromilled aleurone flour was significantly higher (52%) than from whole aleurone flour. Taken together our data show that disruption of aleurone cell walls could increase iron bioaccessibility. Micromilled aleurone could provide an alternative strategy for iron fortification of cereal products.
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- G O Latunde-Dada
- Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division and ‡Biopolymers Group, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London , Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom
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Lesjak M, Hoque R, Balesaria S, Skinner V, Debnam ES, Srai SKS, Sharp PA. Quercetin inhibits intestinal iron absorption and ferroportin transporter expression in vivo and in vitro. PLoS One 2014; 9:e102900. [PMID: 25058155 PMCID: PMC4109952 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Balancing systemic iron levels within narrow limits is critical for maintaining human health. There are no known pathways to eliminate excess iron from the body and therefore iron homeostasis is maintained by modifying dietary absorption so that it matches daily obligatory losses. Several dietary factors can modify iron absorption. Polyphenols are plentiful in human diet and many compounds, including quercetin--the most abundant dietary polyphenol--are potent iron chelators. The aim of this study was to investigate the acute and longer-term effects of quercetin on intestinal iron metabolism. Acute exposure of rat duodenal mucosa to quercetin increased apical iron uptake but decreased subsequent basolateral iron efflux into the circulation. Quercetin binds iron between its 3-hydroxyl and 4-carbonyl groups and methylation of the 3-hydroxyl group negated both the increase in apical uptake and the inhibition of basolateral iron release, suggesting that the acute effects of quercetin on iron transport were due to iron chelation. In longer-term studies, rats were administered quercetin by a single gavage and iron transporter expression measured 18 h later. Duodenal FPN expression was decreased in quercetin-treated rats. This effect was recapitulated in Caco-2 cells exposed to quercetin for 18 h. Reporter assays in Caco-2 cells indicated that repression of FPN by quercetin was not a transcriptional event but might be mediated by miRNA interaction with the FPN 3'UTR. Our study highlights a novel mechanism for the regulation of iron bioavailability by dietary polyphenols. Potentially, diets rich in polyphenols might be beneficial for patients groups at risk of iron loading by limiting the rate of intestinal iron absorption.
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- Marija Lesjak
- Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Research Department of Structural and Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Matak P, Zumerle S, Mastrogiannaki M, El Balkhi S, Delga S, Mathieu JRR, Canonne-Hergaux F, Poupon J, Sharp PA, Vaulont S, Peyssonnaux C. Copper deficiency leads to anemia, duodenal hypoxia, upregulation of HIF-2α and altered expression of iron absorption genes in mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59538. [PMID: 23555700 PMCID: PMC3610650 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Iron and copper are essential trace metals, actively absorbed from the proximal gut in a regulated fashion. Depletion of either metal can lead to anemia. In the gut, copper deficiency can affect iron absorption through modulating the activity of hephaestin - a multi-copper oxidase required for optimal iron export from enterocytes. How systemic copper status regulates iron absorption is unknown. Mice were subjected to a nutritional copper deficiency-induced anemia regime from birth and injected with copper sulphate intraperitoneally to correct the anemia. Copper deficiency resulted in anemia, increased duodenal hypoxia and Hypoxia inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) levels, a regulator of iron absorption. HIF-2α upregulation in copper deficiency appeared to be independent of duodenal iron or copper levels and correlated with the expression of iron transporters (Ferroportin - Fpn, Divalent Metal transporter - Dmt1) and ferric reductase - Dcytb. Alleviation of copper-dependent anemia with intraperitoneal copper injection resulted in down regulation of HIF-2α-regulated iron absorption genes in the gut. Our work identifies HIF-2α as an important regulator of iron transport machinery in copper deficiency.
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- Pavle Matak
- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM U1043-CPTP, Toulouse, France
- CNRS, U5282, Toulouse, France
- Université de Toulouse, UPS, Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan (CPTP), Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Toxicologie Biologique, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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- King’s College London, Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences Division, London, United Kingdom
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- INSERM, U1016, Institut Cochin, Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR8104, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Wawer AA, Sharp PA, Perez-Moral N, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Evidence for an enhancing effect of alginate on iron availability in Caco-2 cells. J Agric Food Chem 2012; 60:11318-11322. [PMID: 23101614 DOI: 10.1021/jf3031309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The potential use of alginates as a vehicle for water-soluble (bioavailable) iron for fortifying food products was examined using a Caco-2 cell model system. Cell monolayers were exposed to alginates with various mannuronic to guluronic acid ratios at three different concentrations, and cellular ferritin was measured as a surrogate marker of iron uptake into the cell. Ferritin concentrations were significantly higher when the cells were treated with ferric ammonium citrate and 0.5 and 1% w/v (but not 0.1%) alginate, but were unaffected by mannuronic/guluronic acid ratios. The enhancing effect of ascorbic acid was maintained with 0.1% alginate and significantly increased with 0.5 and 1% alginate, whereas the inhibitory effect of tannic acid was significantly reduced with 0.5% alginate. Alginate beads delivered available iron to Caco-2 cells, indicating that they are a promising vehicle for soluble iron with potential use in food fortification programs.
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- Anna A Wawer
- Department of Nutrition, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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Pourvali K, Matak P, Latunde-Dada GO, Solomou S, Mastrogiannaki M, Peyssonnaux C, Sharp PA. Basal expression of copper transporter 1 in intestinal epithelial cells is regulated by hypoxia-inducible factor 2α. FEBS Lett 2012; 586:2423-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Vlachodimitropoulou E, Sharp PA, Naftalin RJ. Quercetin-iron chelates are transported via glucose transporters. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 50:934-44. [PMID: 21238582 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2010] [Revised: 12/31/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Flavonoids are well-known antioxidants and free radical scavengers. Their metal-binding activity suggests that they could be effective protective agents in pathological conditions caused by both extracellular and intracellular oxidative stress linked to metal overload. Quercetin is both a permeant ligand via glucose transport proteins (GLUTs) and a high-affinity inhibitor of GLUT-mediated glucose transport. Chelatable "free iron" at micromolar concentrations in body fluids is a catalyst of hydroxyl radical (OH(•)) production from hydrogen peroxide. A number of flavonoids, e.g., quercetin, luteolin, chrysin, and 3,6-dihydroxyflavone, have been demonstrated to chelate intracellular iron and suppress OH(•) radical production in Madin Darby canine kidney cells. The most effective chelation comes from the flavonone B ring catechol found in both quercetin and luteolin. We show here that quercetin concentrations of <1μM can facilitate chelatable iron shuttling via GLUT1 in either direction across the cell membrane. These siderophoric effects are inhibited by raised quercetin concentrations (>1μM) or GLUT inhibitors, e.g., phloretin or cytochalasin B, and iron efflux is enhanced by impermeant extracellular iron chelators, either desferrioxamine or rutin. This iron shuttling property of quercetin might be usefully harnessed in chelotherapy of iron-overload conditions.
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Chaston TB, Matak P, Pourvali K, Srai SK, McKie AT, Sharp PA. Hypoxia inhibits hepcidin expression in HuH7 hepatoma cells via decreased SMAD4 signaling. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2011; 300:C888-95. [PMID: 21289291 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00121.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hepcidin negatively regulates systemic iron homeostasis in response to inflammation and elevated serum iron. Conversely, hepcidin expression is diminished in response to hypoxia, oxidative stress, and increased erythropoietic demand, though the molecular intermediates involved are incompletely understood. To address this, we have investigated hypoxic hepcidin regulation in HuH7 hepatoma cells either cultured alone or cocultured with activated THP-1 macrophages. HuH7 hepcidin mRNA expression was determined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR). Hepcidin promoter activity was measured using luciferase reporter constructs containing a 0.9 kb fragment of the wild-type human hepcidin promoter, and constructs containing mutations in bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)/SMAD4, signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein (C/EBP), and E-box-responsive elements. Hepatic expression of bone morphogenetic proteins BMP2 and BMP6 and the BMP inhibitor noggin was determined using Q-PCR, and the protein expression of hemojuvelin (HJV), pSMAD 1/5/8, and SMAD4 was determined by western blotting. Following exposure to hypoxia or H(2)O(2), hepcidin mRNA expression and promoter activity increased in HuH7 cells monocultures but were decreased in HuH7 cells cocultured with THP-1 macrophages. This repression was attenuated by mutation of the BMP/SMAD4-response element, suggesting that modulation of SMAD signaling mediated the response to hypoxia. No changes in hepatocyte BMP2, BMP6 or noggin mRNA, or protein expression of HJV or pSMAD 1/5/8 were detected. However, treatment with hypoxia caused a marked decrease in nuclear and cytosolic SMAD4 protein and SMAD4 mRNA expression in cocultured HuH7 cells. Together these data indicate that hypoxia represses hepcidin expression through inhibition of BMP/SMAD signaling.
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- Timothy B Chaston
- Nutritional Sciences Division, King’s College London, United Kingdom
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Thumser AE, Rashed AA, Sharp PA, Lodge JK. Ascorbate enhances iron uptake into intestinal cells through formation of a FeCl3–ascorbate complex. Food Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Iron is an essential trace metal in human metabolism. However, imbalances in iron homeostasis are prevalent worldwide and have detrimental effects on human health. Humans do not have the ability to remove excess iron and therefore iron homeostasis is maintained by regulating the amount of iron entering the body from the diet. Iron is present in the human diet in number of different forms, including heme (from meat) and a variety of non-heme iron compounds. While heme is absorbed intact, the bioavailability of non-heme iron varies greatly depending on dietary composition. A number of dietary components are capable of interacting with iron to regulate its solubility and oxidation state. Interestingly, there is an emerging body of evidence suggesting that some nutrients also have direct effects on the expression and function of enterocyte iron transporters. In addition to dietary factors, body iron status is a major determinant of iron absorption. The roles of these important dietary and systemic factors in regulating iron absorption will be discussed in this review.
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- Paul A. Sharp
- Kings College London, Nutritional Sciences Division, London, UK
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Rapisarda C, Puppi J, Hughes RD, Dhawan A, Farnaud S, Evans RW, Sharp PA. Transferrin receptor 2 is crucial for iron sensing in human hepatocytes. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2010; 299:G778-83. [PMID: 20576915 PMCID: PMC2950680 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00157.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Hepcidin expression in vivo is regulated in proportion to iron status (i.e., increased by iron loading and decreased in iron deficiency). However, in vitro studies with hepatoma cell lines often show an inverse relationship between iron status and hepcidin expression. Here, we investigated possible molecular mechanisms responsible for the differences in iron sensing between hepatoma cell lines and human primary hepatocytes. RNA was collected from primary human hepatocytes, and HepG2 and HuH7 hepatoma cells were treated with either transferrin-bound and non-transferrin-bound iron. Expression of hepcidin, transferrin receptor 2, HFE, and hemojuvelin were quantified by real-time PCR. Hepcidin expression was increased in primary human hepatocytes following 24-h exposure to holoferric transferrin. In contrast, hepcidin mRNA levels in hepatoma cells were decreased by transferrin. Hepcidin expression was positively correlated with transferrin receptor 2 mRNA levels in primary human hepatocytes. Compared with primary hepatocytes, transferrin receptor 2 expression was significantly lower in hepatoma cell lines; furthermore, there was no correlation between transferrin receptor 2 and hepcidin mRNA levels in either HepG2 or HuH7 cells. Taken together our data suggest that transferrin receptor 2 is a likely candidate to explain the differences in iron sensing between hepatoma cell lines and primary human hepatocytes.
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- 2Institute of Liver Studies, King's College London School of Medicine, London;
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- 2Institute of Liver Studies, King's College London School of Medicine, London;
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- 2Institute of Liver Studies, King's College London School of Medicine, London;
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- 3School of Biosciences, University of Westminster, London; ,4Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, Hitchen; and
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- 5Centre for Infection, Immunity and Disease Mechanisms, Division of Biosciences, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- 1Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London;
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Thompson BAV, Sharp PA, Elliott R, Fairweather-Tait SJ. Inhibitory effect of calcium on non-heme iron absorption may be related to translocation of DMT-1 at the apical membrane of enterocytes. J Agric Food Chem 2010; 58:8414-7. [PMID: 20597505 DOI: 10.1021/jf101388z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Many studies show that calcium reduces iron absorption from single meals, but the underlying mechanism is not known. We tested the hypothesis that calcium alters the expression and/or functionality of iron transport proteins. Differentiated Caco-2 cells were treated with ferric ammonium citrate and calcium chloride, and ferritin, DMT-1, and ferroportin were quantified in whole-cell lysate and cell-membrane fractions. Calcium attenuated the iron-induced increase in cell ferritin levels in a dose-dependent manner; a significant decrease was seen at calcium concentrations of 1.25 and 2.5 mM but was only evident after a 16-24 h incubation period. Calcium and iron treatments decreased DMT-1 protein in Caco-2 cell membranes, although total DMT-1 in whole cell lysates was unchanged by either iron or calcium. No change was seen in ferroportin expression. Our data suggest that calcium reduces iron bioavailability by decreasing DMT-1 expression at the apical cell membrane, thereby downregulating iron transport into the cell.
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- Ben A V Thompson
- School of Medicine, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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Vlachodimitropoulou E, Naftalin RJ, Sharp PA. Quercetin is a substrate for the transmembrane oxidoreductase Dcytb. Free Radic Biol Med 2010; 48:1366-9. [PMID: 20184953 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2009] [Revised: 02/10/2010] [Accepted: 02/13/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Duodenal cytochrome b (Dcytb) is a transmembrane oxidoreductase protein found in apical membranes of duodenal enterocytes, as well as human erythrocytes, with the capacity to transport electrons donated by cytosolic ascorbate to extracellular electron receptors such as Fe(III), dehydroascorbate, or molecular O(2). We have investigated the capacity of the flavonoid quercetin to act as an electron donor for Dcytb in a manner similar to that of ascorbate by observing the reduction of extracellular Fe(III) to Fe(II) in either Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells overexpressing Dcytb (Dcytb(+)) or Dcytb-null MDCK cells. In Dcytb(+) cells there is a saturable increase in extracellular Fe(III) reduction in response to increasing intracellular quercetin concentrations (K(m)=6.53+/-1.57 microM), in addition to a small linear response, whereas in Dcytb-null cells there is only a small linear increase in extracellular Fe(III) reduction. No extracellular Fe(III) reduction occurs in Dcytb-null cells when the cells are preloaded with ascorbate. Flavonoids such as quercetin at their physiological concentrations can therefore function as modulators of ferric reductases, enhancing the import of Fe(II) and also providing extracellular reducing potential.
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Srai SK, Sharp PA, Marks J, Unwin RJ, Debnam ES. The regulation of intestinal iron transport in a rat model of chronic renal failure. FASEB J 2010. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.1011.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chung B, Chaston T, Marks J, Srai SK, Sharp PA. Hepcidin decreases iron transporter expression in vivo in mouse duodenum and spleen and in vitro in THP-1 macrophages and intestinal Caco-2 cells. J Nutr 2009; 139:1457-62. [PMID: 19549758 DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.102905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Hepcidin is thought to control iron metabolism by interacting with the iron efflux transporter ferroportin. In macrophages, there is compelling evidence that hepcidin directly regulates ferroportin protein expression. However, the effects of hepcidin on intestinal ferroportin levels are less conclusive. In this study, we compared the effects of hepcidin on iron transporter expression in the spleen and duodenum of mice treated with hepcidin over a 24- to 72-h period and observed a marked decrease in the expression of ferroportin in both duodenal enterocytes and splenic macrophages following treatment. Changes in transporter protein expression were associated with significant decreases in duodenal iron transport and serum iron. In THP-1 macrophages, ferroportin protein levels were decreased by 300 and 1000 nmol/L hepcidin. In contrast, ferroportin protein expression was unaltered in intestinal Caco-2 cells following exposure to hepcidin. However, iron efflux from Caco-2 cells was significantly inhibited in the presence of hepcidin, suggesting that the peptide could block ferroportin function in these cells. We conclude that hepcidin regulates the release of iron from both enterocytes and macrophages. However, taken together with our previous work, it is apparent that macrophages are more sensitive than enterocytes to a hepcidin challenge.
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- Bomee Chung
- Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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BACKGROUND Hepcidin is an iron regulatory peptide produced by the liver in response to inflammation and elevated systemic iron. Recent studies suggest that circulating monocytes and resident liver macrophages--Küpffer cells--may influence both basal and inflammatory expression of hepcidin. DESIGN AND METHODS We used an in vitro co-culture model to investigate hepatocyte hepcidin regulation in the presence of activated THP1 macrophages. HuH7 hepatoma cells were co-cultured with differentiated THP1 macrophages for 24 h prior to the measurement of HuH7 hepcidin (HAMP) mRNA expression using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, and HAMP promoter activity using a luciferase reporter assay. Luciferase assays were performed using the wild type HAMP promoter, and constructs containing mutations in BMP/SMAD4, STAT3, C/EBP and E-BOX response elements. Neutralizing antibodies against interleukin-6, interleukin-1beta , and the bone morphogenetic protein inhibitor noggin were used to identify the macrophage-derived cytokines involved in the regulation of HAMP expression. RESULTS Co-culturing HuH7 cells with differentiated THP1 cells induced HAMP promoter activity and endogenous HAMP mRNA expression maximally after 24 h. This induction was fully neutralized in the presence of an interleukin-1beta antibody, and fully attenuated by mutations of the proximal C/EBP or BMP/SMAD4 response elements. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that the interleukin-1beta and bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathways are central to the regulation of HAMP expression by macrophages in this co-culture model.
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- Pavle Matak
- Nutritional Sciences Division, King's College London, London, UK
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Wyman S, Simpson RJ, McKie AT, Sharp PA. Dcytb (Cybrd1) functions as both a ferric and a cupric reductase in vitro. FEBS Lett 2008; 582:1901-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2008] [Revised: 04/18/2008] [Accepted: 05/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Schild-Poulter C, Shih A, Tantin D, Yarymowich NC, Soubeyrand S, Sharp PA, Haché RJG. DNA-PK phosphorylation sites on Oct-1 promote cell survival following DNA damage. Oncogene 2007; 26:3980-8. [PMID: 17213819 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/26/2023]
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Octamer transcription factor-1 (Oct-1) has recently been shown to function as a stress sensor that promotes cell survival subsequent to DNA damage. Here, we show that the survival signal imparted by Oct-1 following exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) is dependent upon DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK)-dependent phosphorylation of a cluster of 13 specific ser/thr residues within the N-terminal transcriptional regulatory domain of Oct-1. Although IR treatment did not affect the recruitment of Oct-1 to the histone H2B promoter, the recruitment of RNA polymerase II, TATA-binding protein and histone H4 acetylation were strongly reduced, consistent with a decrease in Oct-1 transcriptional regulatory potential following IR exposure. Ser/Thr-Ala substitution of 13 sites present in Oct-1 transcriptional regulatory domain eliminated Oct-1 phosphorylation subsequent to IR exposure. Further, these substitutions prevented Oct-1 from rescuing the survival of IR-treated Oct-1-/- murine embryonic fibroblasts, providing a direct link between DNA-PK-dependent phosphorylation and the contribution of Oct-1 to cell survival. These results implicate Oct-1 as a primary effector in a DNA-PK-dependent cell survival pathway that is activated by double-stranded DNA breaks.
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- C Schild-Poulter
- Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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microRNAs (miRNAs) represent a large set of master regulators of gene expression. They constitute 1-4% of human genes and probably regulate 30% of protein-encoding genes. These small regulatory RNAs act at a posttranscriptional level-mediating translational repression and/or mRNA degradation-through their association with Argonaute protein and target mRNAs. In this paper, we discuss various mechanisms by which miRNAs regulate posttranscriptionally, including their subcellular localization. Recent results indicate that the majority of miRNA-targeted and thus translationally repressed mRNA is probably distributed in the diffuse cytoplasm, even though a small fraction is concentrated in subcellular compartments, such as processing bodies or stress granules; notably, the stress granule localization of Argonaute depends on the presence of miRNAs. Here we discuss the structural requirement of these subcellular compartments in light of their potential miRNA functions.
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- A K L Leung
- Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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BACKGROUND Only 10% of dietary iron is absorbed in the duodenum which implies that 90% (approximately 9 mg day(-1)) reaches the lower small intestine and colon. Therefore the purpose of this study was to assess the iron transport capacity of the rat proximal colon and to determine whether iron absorption is regulated by changes in dietary iron content. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rats were fed for 14 days on either iron adequate (44 mg Fe kg(-1) diet) or iron-deficient (< 0.5 mg Fe kg(-1) diet) diets. The 59Fe transport across the colonic epithelium and its subsequent appearance in the blood were measured in vivo. In separate studies the colon was excised and used to measure divalent metal transporter expression. RESULTS Divalent metal transporter (DMT1) was expressed at the apical membrane of the surface epithelium in rat proximal colon. In animals fed an iron-deficient diet, DMT1 mRNA and protein expression were increased. This was accompanied by a significant increase in tissue 59Fe uptake. CONCLUSIONS The proximal colon can absorb non-haem iron from the intestinal lumen. The purpose of this mechanism remains to be elucidated.
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- K L Johnston
- School of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Truskett PG, Shi ECP, Rose M, Sharp PA, Ham JM. Authors' reply. Br J Surg 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800741242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- P G Truskett
- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Johnson DM, Yamaji S, Tennant J, Srai SK, Sharp PA. Regulation of divalent metal transporter expression in human intestinal epithelial cells following exposure to non-haem iron. FEBS Lett 2005; 579:1923-9. [PMID: 15792797 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2005.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 12/03/2004] [Revised: 02/01/2005] [Accepted: 02/03/2005] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A number of regulatory factors including dietary iron levels can dramatically alter the expression of the intestinal iron transporter DMT1. Here we show that Caco-2 cells exposed to iron for 4h exhibited a significant decrease in plasma membrane DMT1 protein, though total cellular DMT1 levels were unaltered. Following biotinylation of cell surface proteins, there was a significant increase in intracellular biotin-labelled DMT1 in iron-exposed cells. Furthermore, iron-treatment increased levels of DMT1 co-localised with LAMP1, suggesting that the initial response of intestinal epithelial cells to iron involves internalisation and targeting of DMT1 transporter protein towards a late endosomal/lysosomal compartment.
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- Deborah M Johnson
- School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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Members of the Cu transporter (Ctr) family have been reported to be part of the copper uptake machinery in several organisms. Recently it has been suggested that human Ctr1 (hCtr1) may act as a copper transporter in several tissues including the intestine. hCtr1 is a 190 amino acid protein and is predicted to have three transmembrane-spanning domains and exist in the plasma membrane as a homo-trimer. Ctr1-transfected cell lines exhibit saturable, pH-dependent Cu(I) uptake indicating a role in copper transport. Recent studies with Ctr1 knockout mice have highlighted an essential function in mammalian embryonic development since homozygous mutants die in utero. Heterozygotes are indistinguishable from wild-type littermates but have a severely reduced brain copper content, suggesting that Ctr1 is a key component of the copper uptake pathway in the brain. However, its role in other tissues remains elusive.
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- Paul A Sharp
- Centre for Nutrition and Food Safety, School of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
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Kim JB, Sharp PA. Positive transcription elongation factor B phosphorylates hSPT5 and RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal domain independently of cyclin-dependent kinase-activating kinase. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:12317-23. [PMID: 11145967 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010908200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The CDK9-cyclin T kinase complex, positive transcription elongation factor b (P-TEFb), stimulates the process of elongation of RNA polymerase (Pol) II during transcription of human immunodeficiency virus. P-TEFb associates with the human immunodeficiency virus Tat protein and with the transactivation response element to form a specific complex, thereby mediating efficient elongation. Here, we show that P-TEFb preferentially phosphorylates hSPT5 as compared with the carboxyl-terminal domain of RNA Pol II in vitro. Phosphorylation of hSPT5 by P-TEFb occurred on threonine and serine residues in its carboxyl-terminal repeat domains. In addition, we provide several lines of evidence that P-TEFb is a CDK-activating kinase (CAK)-independent kinase. For example, CDK9 was not phosphorylated by CAK, whereas CDK2-cyclin A kinase activity was dramatically enhanced by CAK. Therefore, it is likely that P-TEFb participates in regulation of elongation by RNA Pol II by phosphorylation of its substrates, hSPT5 and the CTD of RNA Pol II, in a CAK-independent manner.
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- J B Kim
- Center for Cancer Research, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- P A Sharp
- Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307, USA.
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Arrow KJ, Axelrod J, Benacerraf B, Berg P, Bishop JM, Bloembergen N, Brown HC, Cibelli J, Cohen S, Cooper LN, Corey EJ, Cronin JW, Curl R, Dulbecco R, Fischer EH, Fitch VL, Fogel R, Friedman JI, Furchgott RF, Gell-Mann M, Gilbert W, Gilman A, Glaser D, Glashow SL, Green RM, Greengard P, Guillemin R, Hayflick L, Hauptman HA, Heckman JJ, Heeger A, Herschbach D, Hubel DH, Hulse R, Kandel E, Karle J, Klein LR, Kohn W, Kornberg A, Krebs EG, Lanza RP, Laughlin R, Lederman L, Lee DM, Lewis E, Lipscomb W, Marcus RA, McFadden D, Merrifield RB, Merton R, Modigliani F, Molina MJ, Murad F, Nirenberg MW, North DC, Olah GA, Osheroff D, Palade GE, Perl M, Ramsey NF, Richter B, Roberts RJ, Samuelson PA, Schwartz M, Sharp PA, Smalley RE, Smith HO, Solow RM, Stormer H, Taube H, Taylor R, Thomas ED, Tobin J, Tonegawa S, Townes C, Watson JD, Weinberg S, Weller TH, West MD, Wieschaus EF, Wiesel TN, Wilson RW. Nobel laureates' letter to President Bush. Washington Post 2001:A02. [PMID: 12462241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Lactate and ammonia are the two major waste products formed during mammalian cell growth. Accumulation of these side products can have a negative effect on cell growth, and has drawn recent attention because of their inhibitory effects on the specific product synthesis rate. Our aim is to reduce lactate formation in the cell culture by genetically manipulating of the pathway of lactate synthesis with an aim to achieve high monoclonal antibody production. We have partially disrupted the LDH-A gene by homologous recombination in hybridoma cells (ATCC-CRL-1606). The cells that received the newly introduced DNA were selected by G418, and an LDH-deficient cell was identified by a screening method based on medium color changing in 96-well plates. A variant cell, LDH-neo21, was identified through this screening method and was characterized. The specific productivity of lactate by LDH-neo21 cells was 50% lower than that of parental cells. Intracellular LDH enzyme activity was significantly reduced. The cell growth was improved both in terms of cell density and cell viability. Total cell density potentially reached 5 x 10(6) cells/mL while the parental hybridoma cells had a cell density of 3.5 x 10(6) cells/mL, which represented a 30% increase. The antibody production of LDH-neo21 cells was threefold greater than that of parental cells during 5-day batch culture. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results showed that at least one copy of the LDH-A gene was disrupted in the LDH-neo21 cells. The variant of the hybridoma cell exhibited a significant advantage of reduced lactate formation in the cell culture with a high concentration of glucose, which led to a higher production of monoclonal antibody. 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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- K Chen
- Biotechnology Processing Engineering Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4308, USA
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In vitro selection was used to sample SnRNA-related sequences for ribozyme activities, and several 2',5'-branch-forming ribozymes were isolated. One such ribozyme is highly dependent upon an 11-nt motif that contains a conserved U6 snRNA sequence (ACAGAGA-box) known to be important for pre-mRNA splicing. The ribozyme reaction is similar to the first step of splicing in that an internal 2'-hydroxyl of an unpaired adenosine attacks at the 5'-phosphate of a guanosine. It differs in that the leaving group is diphosphate rather than a 5' exon. The finding that lariat formation can be accomplished by a small RNA with sequences related to U6 snRNA indicates that the RNA available in the spliceosome may be involved in RNA-catalyzed branch formation.
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- T Tuschl
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA
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Sharp PA. View of life sciences in the 21st century. J Dermatol Sci 2000; 24 Suppl 1:S1-14. [PMID: 11137390 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-1811(00)00135-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 10/18/2022]
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As we contemplate the nature of life sciences in the 21st century, we should briefly consider the changes that have occurred in the past century. Surely, the sources of progress of this science in the next century are the advances emerging now. Furthermore, the likely pace of discovery and change in life sciences in the next century can best be estimated by a reflection on its history.
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- P A Sharp
- Institute Professor, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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