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Blat A, Makowski W, Smenda J, Pięta Ł, Bania M, Zapotoczny S, Malek K. Human erythrocytes under stress. Spectroscopic fingerprints of known oxidative mechanisms and beyond. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2024; 313:124142. [PMID: 38493515 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124142] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Abstract
In this work, we investigated the oxidative stress-related biochemical alterations in red blood cells (RBCs) and their membranes with the use of spectroscopic techniques. We aimed to show their great advantage for the in situ detection of lipid classes and secondary structures of proteins without the need for their extraction in the cellular environment. The exposition of the cells to peroxides, t-butyl hydroperoxide (tBOOH) or hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) led to different degradation processes encompassing the changes in the composition of membranes and structural modifications of hemoglobin (Hb). Our results indicated that tBOOH is generally a stronger oxidizing agent than H2O2 and this observation was congruent with the activity of superoxide and glutathione peroxidase. ATR-FTIR and Raman spectroscopies of membranes revealed that tBOOH caused primarily the partial loss and peroxidation of the lipids resulting in loss of the integrity of membranes. In turn, both peroxides induced several kinds of damage in the protein layer, including the partial decrease of their content and irreversible aggregation of spectrin, ankyrin, and membrane-bound globin. These changes were especially pronounced on the membrane surface where stress conditions induced the formation of β-sheets and intramolecular aggregates, particularly for tBOOH. Interestingly, nano-FTIR spectroscopy revealed the lipid peroxidative damage on the membrane surface in both cases. As far as hemoglobin was concerned, tBOOH and H2O2 caused the increase of the oxyhemoglobin species and conformational alterations of its polypeptide chain into β-sheets. Our findings confirm that applied spectroscopies effectively track the oxidative changes occurring in the structural components of red blood cells and the simplicity of conducting measurements and sample preparation can be readily applied to pharmacological and clinical studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aneta Blat
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Prof. S. Lojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland; Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Prof. S. Lojasiewicza 11, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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Alcicek FC, Blat A, Rutkowska W, Bulat K, Szczesny-Malysiak E, Franczyk-Zarow M, Kostogrys R, Dybas J, Marzec KM. Secondary structure alterations of RBC assessed by FTIR-ATR in correlation to 2,3-DPG levels in ApoE/LDLR -/- Mice. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2023; 284:121819. [PMID: 36084582 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121819] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
In the present study, we characterized the secondary structure alterations of intact red blood cells (RBCs) cytosol with special attention to the sex-related alterations in 8- and 24-week-old female and male ApoE/LDLR-/- mice, compared to age-matched female and male C57BL/6J control animals. Results were obtained with previously established methodology based on Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR). Additionally, we evaluated 2,3-DPG levels in the RBCs and showed its potential link to the hemoglobin (Hb) secondary structure alterations. Considering Hb structure alterations probed by FTIR-ATR, the ratio of turns to α-helices in 8-week-old ApoE/LDLR-/- mice suggested more pronounced secondary structure alterations within the RBCs than in the age-matched control. Sex-related differences were observed solely in 24-week-old male ApoE/LDLR-/- mice, which showed statistically significant increase in the secondary structure alterations compared to 24-week-old female ApoE/LDLR-/- mice. Similar to the secondary structure alterations, no sex-related differences were observed in the levels of 2,3-DPG in RBCs, except for 24-week-old male ApoE/LDLR-/- mice, which showed significantly higher levels compared to the age-matched female ApoE/LDLR-/- mice. Considering the age-related alterations, we observed significant increases in the intracellular 2,3-DPG of RBCs with animals' age in all studied groups, except for female ApoE/LDLR-/- mice, where a significant difference was not reported. This suggests the clear correlation between secondary structure of Hb alterations and 2,3-DPG levels for male and female murine RBC and proves a higher resistance of older female RBCs to the secondary structure changes with progression of atherosclerosis. Moreover, it may be concluded that higher 2,3-DPG levels in RBCs occurred in response to the secondary structure alterations of Hb in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice.
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- Fatih Celal Alcicek
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa St., 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa St., 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Łukasiewicz Research Network, Krakow Institute of Technology, 73 Zakopianska St., 30-418 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, 122 Balicka St., 30-149 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, 122 Balicka St., 30-149 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Łukasiewicz Research Network, Krakow Institute of Technology, 73 Zakopianska St., 30-418 Krakow, Poland.
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Mohaissen T, Proniewski B, Targosz-Korecka M, Bar A, Kij A, Bulat K, Wajda A, Blat A, Matyjaszczyk-Gwarda K, Grosicki M, Tworzydlo A, Sternak M, Wojnar-Lason K, Rodrigues-Diez R, Kubisiak A, Briones A, Marzec KM, Chlopicki S. Temporal relationship between systemic endothelial dysfunction and alterations in erythrocyte function in a murine model of chronic heart failure. Cardiovasc Res 2021; 118:2610-2624. [PMID: 34617995 PMCID: PMC9491865 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvab306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Aims Endothelial dysfunction (ED) and red blood cell distribution width (RDW) are both
prognostic factors in heart failure (HF), but the relationship between them is not
clear. In this study, we used a unique mouse model of chronic HF driven by
cardiomyocyte-specific overexpression of activated Gαq protein (Tgαq*44 mice) to
characterize the relationship between the development of peripheral ED and the
occurrence of structural nanomechanical and biochemical changes in red blood cells
(RBCs). Methods and results Systemic ED was detected in vivo in 8-month-old Tgαq*44 mice, as
evidenced by impaired acetylcholine-induced vasodilation in the aorta and increased
endothelial permeability in the brachiocephalic artery. ED in the aorta was associated
with impaired nitric oxide (NO) production in the aorta and diminished systemic NO
bioavailability. ED in the aorta was also characterized by increased superoxide and
eicosanoid production. In 4- to 6-month-old Tgαq*44 mice, RBC size and membrane
composition displayed alterations that did not result in significant changes in their
nanomechanical and functional properties. However, 8-month-old Tgαq*44 mice presented
greatly accentuated structural and size changes and increased RBC stiffness. In
12-month-old Tgαq*44 mice, the erythropathy was featured by severely altered RBC shape
and elasticity, increased RDW, impaired RBC deformability, and increased oxidative
stress (gluthatione (GSH)/glutathione disulfide (GSSG) ratio). Moreover, RBCs taken from
12-month-old Tgαq*44 mice, but not from 12-month-old FVB mice, coincubated with aortic
rings from FVB mice, induced impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilation and this effect
was partially reversed by an arginase inhibitor [2(S)-amino-6-boronohexanoic acid]. Conclusion In the Tgαq*44 murine model of HF, systemic ED accelerates erythropathy and,
conversely, erythropathy may contribute to ED. These results suggest that erythropathy
may be regarded as a marker and a mediator of systemic ED in HF. RBC arginase and
possibly other RBC-mediated mechanisms may represent novel therapeutic targets for
systemic ED in HF.
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- Tasnim Mohaissen
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 9 Medyczna St., Krakow, 30-688 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Faculty of Physics, Institute of Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 11 Lojasiewicza St., Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2Gronostajowa St, Krakow, 30-387 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2Gronostajowa St, Krakow, 30-387 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 9 Medyczna St., Krakow, 30-688 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland.,Faculty of Medicine, Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 16 Grzegorzecka St, Krakow, 31-531 Poland
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- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research IdiPAZ Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, CV, Spain,; Ciber
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- Faculty of Physics, Institute of Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 11 Lojasiewicza St., Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research IdiPAZ Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, CV, Spain,; Ciber
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St, Krakow, 30-348 Poland.,Faculty of Medicine, Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 16 Grzegorzecka St, Krakow, 31-531 Poland
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Blat A, Stepanenko T, Bulat K, Wajda A, Dybas J, Mohaissen T, Alcicek FC, Szczesny-Malysiak E, Malek K, Fedorowicz A, Marzec KM. Spectroscopic Signature of Red Blood Cells in a D-Galactose-Induced Accelerated Aging Model. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:2660. [PMID: 33800818 PMCID: PMC7961785 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
This work presents a semi-quantitative spectroscopic approach, including FTIR-ATR and Raman spectroscopies, for the biochemical analysis of red blood cells (RBCs) supported by the biochemical, morphological and rheological reference techniques. This multi-modal approach provided the description of the RBC alterations at the molecular level in a model of accelerated aging induced by administration of D-galactose (D-gal), in comparison to natural aging. Such an approach allowed to conclude that most age-related biochemical RBC membrane changes (a decrease in lipid unsaturation and the level of phospholipids, or an increase in acyl chain shortening) as well as alterations in the morphological parameters and RBC deformability are well reflected in the D-gal model of accelerated aging. Similarly, as in natural aging, a decrease in LDL level in blood plasma and no changes in the fraction of glucose, creatinine, total cholesterol, HDL, iron, or triglycerides were observed during the course of accelerated aging. Contrary to natural aging, the D-gal model led to an increase in cholesterol esters and the fraction of total esterified lipids in RBC membranes, and evoked significant changes in the secondary structure of the membrane proteins. Moreover, a significant decrease in the phosphorous level of blood plasma was specific for the D-gal model. On the other hand, natural aging induced stronger changes in the secondary structures of the proteins of the RBCs' interior. This work proves that research on the aging mechanism, especially in circulation-related diseases, should employ the D-gal model with caution. Nonetheless, the D-gal model enables to imitate age-related rheological alterations in RBCs, although they are partially derived from different changes observed in the RBC membrane at the molecular level.
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- Aneta Blat
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
- Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 9 Medyczna St., 30-688 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland;
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- Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 16 Grzegorzecka Str., 31-531 Krakow, Poland;
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; (A.B.); (T.S.); (K.B.); (A.W.); (J.D.); (T.M.); (F.C.A.); (E.S.-M.)
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Dybas J, Bulat K, Blat A, Mohaissen T, Wajda A, Mardyla M, Kaczmarska M, Franczyk-Zarow M, Malek K, Chlopicki S, Marzec KM. Age-related and atherosclerosis-related erythropathy in ApoE/LDLR -/- mice. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165972. [PMID: 32949768 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 08/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
In this work we applied a multimodal approach to define the age- and atherosclerosis-related biochemical and functional alterations in red blood cells (RBCs) in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice. Our results revealed that age-related changes in RBCs, such as decreases in RBC deformability and mean height, were more pronounced in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice than in age-matched control mice (C57BL/6J). The decreases in phospholipid content and level of lipid unsaturation were accompanied by an increase in cholesterol esters and esterified lipids in RBC membranes in aged C57BL/6J mice. The age-related decrease in the phospholipid content was more pronounced in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice. In contrast, the increase in the total lipid content in RBC membranes occurred only in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice with advanced atherosclerosis. The age-related alterations also included a decrease in the ratio of turns to α-helices in the secondary structure of hemoglobin (Hb) inside intact RBCs. On the other hand, an increase in the ratio of unordered conformations to α-helices of Hb was observed only in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice and occurred already at the age of 5-weeks. This was related to hypercholesterolemia and resulted in an increased oxygen-carrying capacity. In conclusion, progressive mechanical and functional alterations of RBCs in aged ApoE/LDLR-/- mice were more pronounced than in age-matched C57BL/6J mice. Although, several biochemical changes in RBCs in aged ApoE/LDLR-/- mice recapitulated age-dependent changes observed in control mice, some biochemical features of RBC membranes attributed to hypercholesterolemia were distinct and could contribute to the accelerated deterioration of RBC function in ApoE/LDLR-/- mice.
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- Jakub Dybas
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 9 Medyczna Str., 30-688 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Jagiellonian University, University School of Physical Education in Krakow, 78 Jana Pawła II St., 31-571 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of Agriculture, 122 Balicka St., 30-149 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 16 Grzegorzecka St., 31-531 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzyńskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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Szczesny-Malysiak E, Dybas J, Blat A, Bulat K, Kus K, Kaczmarska M, Wajda A, Malek K, Chlopicki S, Marzec KM. Irreversible alterations in the hemoglobin structure affect oxygen binding in human packed red blood cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res 2020; 1867:118803. [PMID: 32738251 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2020.118803] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
The ability of hemoglobin (Hb) to transport respiratory gases is directly linked to its quaternary structure properties and reversible changes between T (tense) and R (relax) state. In this study we demonstrated that packed red blood cells (pRBCs) storage resulted in a gradual increase in the irreversible changes in the secondary and quaternary structures of Hb, with subsequent impairment of the T↔R transition. Such alteration was associated with the presence of irreversibly settled in the relaxed form, quaternary structure of Hb, which we termed R'. On the secondary structure level, disordered protein organization involved formation of β-sheets and a decrease in α-helices related to the aggregation process stabilized by strong intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Compensatory changes in RBCs metabolism launched to preserve reductive microenvironment were disclosed as an activation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) production and increased reduced to oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratio. For the first time we showed the relationship between secondary structure changes and the occurrence of newly discovered R', which through an artificial increase in oxyhemoglobin level altered Hb ability to bind and release oxygen.
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- Ewa Szczesny-Malysiak
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., 30-387 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland; Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegorzecka 16, 31-531 Krakow, Poland.
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego St., 30-348 Krakow, Poland.
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Kaczmarska M, Grosicki M, Bulat K, Mardyla M, Szczesny-Malysiak E, Blat A, Dybas J, Sacha T, Marzec KM. Temporal sequence of the human RBCs' vesiculation observed in nano-scale with application of AFM and complementary techniques. Nanomedicine 2020; 28:102221. [PMID: 32438105 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2020.102221] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Based on the multimodal characterization of human red blood cells (RBCs), the link between the storage-related sequence of the nanoscale changes in RBC membranes in the relation to their biochemical profile as well as mechanical and functional properties was presented. On the background of the accumulation of RBCs waste products, programmed cell death and impaired rheological properties, progressive alterations in the RBC membranes including changes in their height and diameter as well as the in situ characterization of RBC-derived microparticles (RMPs) on the RBCs surface were presented. The advantage of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in RMPs visualization, even at the very early stage of vesiculation, was shown based on the results revealed by other reference techniques. The nanoscale characterization of RMPs was correlated with a decrease in cholesterol and triglycerides levels in the RBC membranes, proving the link between the lipids leakage from RBCs and the process of vesiculation.
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- Magdalena Kaczmarska
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland; Faculty of Motor Rehabilitation, University of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Hematology, Jagiellonian University Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.
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Blat A, Dybas J, Chrabaszcz K, Bulat K, Jasztal A, Kaczmarska M, Pulyk R, Popiela T, Slowik A, Malek K, Adamski MG, Marzec KM. FTIR, Raman and AFM characterization of the clinically valid biochemical parameters of the thrombi in acute ischemic stroke. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15475. [PMID: 31664105 PMCID: PMC6820737 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51932-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The significance and utility of innovative imaging techniques in arterial clot analysis, which enable far more detailed and automated analysis compared to standard methods, are presented. The examination of two types of human thrombi is shown, representing the main ischemic stroke etiologies: fibrin–predominant clot of large vessel origin and red blood cells–rich clot of cardioembolic origin. The synergy effect of Fourier–transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy (RS) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques supported by chemometrics in comparison with reference histological staining was presented. The main advantage of such approach refers to free–label and non–destructive quantitative imaging of clinically valid, biochemical parameters in whole sample (FTIR–low resolution) and selected regions (RS–ultra–high resolution). We may include here analysis of lipid content, its distribution and total degree of unsaturation as well as analysis of protein content (mainly fibrin and hemoproteins). The AFM studies enhanced the vibrational data, showed clearly shape and thickness of clot features as well as visualized the fibrin framework. The extraordinary sensitivity of FTIR and RS imaging toward detection and discrimination of clinically valid parameters in clot confirms its applicability in assessment of thrombi origin.
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- Aneta Blat
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348, Krakow, Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348, Krakow, Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., Krakow, Poland.,Center for Medical Genomics (OMICRON), Jagiellonian University Medical College, 7c Kopernika Str., 31-034, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 3 Botaniczna Str., 31-503, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 3 Botaniczna Str., 31-503, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Neurology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 3 Botaniczna Str., 31-503, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 2 Gronostajowa Str., Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, 14 Bobrzynskiego Str., 30-348, Krakow, Poland. .,Center for Medical Genomics (OMICRON), Jagiellonian University Medical College, 7c Kopernika Str., 31-034, Krakow, Poland.
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Blat A, Wiercigroch E, Smeda M, Wislocka A, Chlopicki S, Malek K. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic signature of blood plasma in the progression of breast cancer with simultaneous metastasis to lungs. J Biophotonics 2019; 12:e201900067. [PMID: 31265171 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201900067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [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] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Despite advanced diagnostic techniques used for detecting cancer, this disease still remains a leading cause of death in the developed world. What is more, the greatest danger for patients is not related with growing of tumor but rather with metastasis of cancer cells to the distant organs. In this study, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was used to track chemical changes in blood plasma to find spectral markers of metastatic breast cancer during the disease progression. Plasma samples were taken 1-5 weeks after orthotropic inoculation of 4T1 metastatic breast cancer cells to mice. The earliest changes detected by FTIR spectroscopy in plasma were correlated with unsaturation of phospholipids and secondary structures of proteins that appeared 2 and 3 weeks, respectively, after 4T1 cells inoculation (micrometastatic phase). Significant alternations in the content and structure of lipids and carbohydrates were identified in plasma at the later stages (macrometastatic phase). When large primary tumors in breast and macrometastases in lung were developed, all bands in FTIR spectra significantly differed from those at earlier phases of the cancer progression. In conclusion, we showed that each phase of the breast cancer progression and its pulmonary metastasis can be characterized by a specific panel of spectral markers.
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- Aneta Blat
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
- Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Grzegorzecka 16, 31-531 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Bobrzynskiego 14, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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Blat A, Dybas J, Kaczmarska M, Chrabaszcz K, Bulat K, Kostogrys RB, Cernescu A, Malek K, Marzec KM. An Analysis of Isolated and Intact RBC Membranes-A Comparison of a Semiquantitative Approach by Means of FTIR, Nano-FTIR, and Raman Spectroscopies. Anal Chem 2019; 91:9867-9874. [PMID: 31241915 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
This work presents the potential of vibrational spectroscopy, Vis and NIR Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in reflection and transmission modes, and nano-FTIR microscopy to study the biochemical alterations in membranes of isolated and intact red blood cells (RBCs). The main goal was to propose the best spectroscopic method which enabled following biochemical alterations in the RBC membranes and then to translate this spectroscopic signature of degradation to in situ analysis of RBCs. Two models corresponding to two distinct cases of RBC membrane conditions were employed, and they were derived from healthy and young mice and mature mice with advanced atherosclerosis. It was shown that each technique provided essential information about biochemical alterations of the isolated membranes as well as membranes in the intact RBCs, which can be used in the development of a rapid and in situ analytical technology. Finally, we proposed that the combination of macro- and nanoprobing implemented in IR spectroscopy provided a wide chemical characterization of the RBC membranes, including alterations in lipid and protein fractions. This study also examined the effect of the sample preparation to determine destructive factors influencing a spectroscopic analysis of isolated membranes and intact RBCs derived from healthy and disease-affected mice.
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- Aneta Blat
- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics , Jagiellonian University , 14 Bobrzynskiego Str. , 30-348 Krakow , Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry , Jagiellonian University , 2 Gronostajowa Str. , 30-387 Krakow , Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics , Jagiellonian University , 14 Bobrzynskiego Str. , 30-348 Krakow , Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics , Jagiellonian University , 14 Bobrzynskiego Str. , 30-348 Krakow , Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics , Jagiellonian University , 14 Bobrzynskiego Str. , 30-348 Krakow , Poland.,Faculty of Chemistry , Jagiellonian University , 2 Gronostajowa Str. , 30-387 Krakow , Poland.,Center for Medical Genomics (OMICRON) , Jagiellonian University Medical College , 7c Kopernika Str. , 31-034 Krakow , Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics , Jagiellonian University , 14 Bobrzynskiego Str. , 30-348 Krakow , Poland
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- Faculty of Food Technology , University of Agriculture in Krakow , 122 Balicka Str. , 30-149 Krakow , Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry , Jagiellonian University , 2 Gronostajowa Str. , 30-387 Krakow , Poland
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- Jagiellonian Center for Experimental Therapeutics , Jagiellonian University , 14 Bobrzynskiego Str. , 30-348 Krakow , Poland.,Center for Medical Genomics (OMICRON) , Jagiellonian University Medical College , 7c Kopernika Str. , 31-034 Krakow , Poland
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Chrabaszcz K, Jasztal A, Smęda M, Zieliński B, Blat A, Diem M, Chlopicki S, Malek K, Marzec KM. Label-free FTIR spectroscopy detects and visualizes the early stage of pulmonary micrometastasis seeded from breast carcinoma. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2018; 1864:3574-3584. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2018.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Blat A, Almar MM, Romero FJ. The effect of two sulphur-containing pesticides, fenitrothion and endosulfan, on glutathione (GSH) content and on GSH S-transferase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activities in midgut gland of the American red crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Drug Metabol Drug Interact 1988; 6:383-94. [PMID: 2908437 DOI: 10.1515/dmdi.1988.6.3-4.383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
The glutathione (GSH) system of Procambarus clarkii (P.c.), the American red crayfish, is used as a marker of the effects of Fenitrothion (FT) and Endosulfan (ES), organophosphorus and organochlorinated insecticides, respectively. This system has been shown to be sensitive to different heavy metals poisoning, thus it has a double interest as marker for environmental contamination and as a potential source of xenobiotics or their metabolites to humans, since it is being fished commercially. The GSH content of the organ decreased 24 h after treatment with FT. FT promotes a 2-fold induction of GSH S-transferase (GST) activity at 6 h which is followed by a decrease of it at 24 h. The latter coincides with the decrease in GSH content. GST activity increases again over the control values at 48 h. Only the initial increase in GST activity is coupled with an increase in gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (transpeptidase activity) (gamma-GT) activity. ES promoted a discrete increase in GSH concentration at the same time as a 2-fold increase in GST activity, again coupled with an increase in gamma-GT activity. The GST induction observed at 6 h with FT and 24 h with ES showed concentration dependency up to 1/4 of the reported LC50 of both pesticides. Higher concentrations showed no further effects on GST activity. The coupled control of the expression of GST and gamma-GT in the hepatopancreas of P.c. is discussed.
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- A Blat
- Dept. Fisiologia Universitat de València, Spain
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